The Making of the Chemist

The Social History of Chemistry in Europe, 1789 1914
Herausgeber: Kragh, Helge; Knight, David M.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this 1998 book the authors describe how chemists emerged as professionals in fifteen different countries.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 901g
• ISBN-13: 9780521583510
• ISBN-10: 0521583519
• Artikelnr.: 34007327

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword David Knight; Part I. The Big Three: 1. The Organisation of
Chemistry in Nineteenth-century France Maurice Crosland; 2. The Profession
of Chemistry in France: the Société Chimique de Paris/de France 1770-1914
Ulrike Fell; 3. Two Segments, One Profession: the Chemical Profession in
German society 1780-1870 Ernst Homburg; 4. Origins, Education and Career
Opportunities of the Profession 'Chemist' in the second half of the
nineteenth century in Germany Walter Wetzel; 5. Chemistry in an Offshore
Island: Britain, 1789-1840 David Knight; 6. 'A plea for Pure Science': the
Role of Academia in the Making of the English Chemist, 1841-1914 Gerrylynn
K. Roberts; 7. A British Career in Chemistry: Sir William Crookes
(1832-1919) William H. Brock; Part II. Medium Developed Countries: 8.
Developments of Chemistry in Italy, 1840-1910 Luigi Cerruti, and Eugenio
Torracca; 9. The Evolution of Chemistry in Russia during the Eighteenth and
Nineteenth Centuries Nathan M. Brooks; 10. Seeking an Identity for
Chemistry in Spain: Medicine, Industry, University, the Liberal State and
the new 'Professionals' in the Nineteenth Century Agusti Nieto-Galan; 11.
The Profession of Chemistry in Nineteenth-century Belgium Geert Vanpaemel,
and Brigitte van Tiggelen; 12. Chemistry in Ireland David Knight, and
Gerrylynn K. Roberts; 13. Chemistry on the edge of Europe: Growth and
Decline in Sweden Colin A. Russell; Part III. On the Periphery: 14. Out of
the Shadow of Medicine: Themes in the Development of Chemistry in Denmark
and Norway Helge Kragh; 15. Chemistry and the Scientific Development of the
Country: the Nineteenth Century in Portugal António M. Armorim da Costa;
16. The Transmission and Assimilation of Scientific Ideas to the
Greek-speaking world c. 1700-1900: the Case of Chemistry Kostas Gavroglu;
17. The First Chemists in Lithuania Mudis Salkauskas; 18. Individuals,
Institutions and Problems: a Review of Polish chemistry between 1863 and
1918 Stefan Zamecki; Afterword: the European Commonwealth of Chemistry
Helge Kragh; Notes on contributors; Index; Maps of Europe in 1815 and 1914.