William H. Brock

William Crookes (1832-1919) and the Commercialization of Science

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Produktbeschreibung

William Crookes' long life was one of unbroken scientific and business activity, culminating in his appointment as President of the Royal Society in 1913. Discoverer of thallium, inventor of the radiometer, investigator of cathode rays, spiritualist, journalist, editor, businessman, celebrity: his extraordinary life and career provide a unique window into the world of Victorian and Edwardian science.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 588
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 881g
• ISBN-13: 9781138259881
• ISBN-10: 1138259888
• Artikelnr.: 57053430

Autorenporträt

William H. Brock, Emeritus Professor of History of Science, University of Leicester, UK

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
Preliminary: a chemist at work
A tailor's son
Photographic chemist. The making of an editor
Earning a living
Thallium
Carbolic and cattle plague
Selling science, 1865-75
Spiritualism
Mysterious forces: investigating Mr Home
Chemistry is strictly a science of precision
The investigation of Florence Cook, 1872-74
Scandal: the investigations of Annie Eva Fay and Rosina Showers
The radiometer and its lessons: William Carpenter versus William Crookes
Dark spaces and the 4th state of matter
Ubi crux ibi lux. The business of electricity
The commercialization of public health: water
The commercialization of public health: adulteration, sewage and hygiene
Radiant spectroscopy. The rare earths crusade
Esoteric chemistry in the nineties
Inert gases and transmutations
The wheat problem
Radioactivity
Welsh gold and African diamonds
The grand old man of chemical physics, 1907-1913
The final years, 1913-1919
The afterlife
Appendices
Bibliography
Index.