William Crookes (1832–1919) and the Commercialization of Science - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook William Crookes (1832–1919) and the Commercialization of Science write by William H. Brock. This book was released on 2016-12-14. William Crookes (1832–1919) and the Commercialization of Science available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. William Crookes' long life was one of unbroken scientific and business activity, culminating in his appointment as President of the Royal Society in 1913. Throughout his career he was an important science journalist, the discoverer of thallium, the inventor of the radiometer, investigator of cathode rays and the vacuum, a spectroscopist of significance in rare earth chemistry, and a spokesman for a chemical solution to the problems with the world's food supplies. He was also, and perhaps most controversially, an occultist who played a significant role in spiritualism in the 1870s, and was involved with D.D. Home (Browning's Mr Sludge) and other notable mediums of the day. Previous literature on Crookes has tended to focus on his involvement with the spiritualists, sometimes to the detriment of his many scientific achievements. This, the first biography of William Crookes, gives us the whole man: one of the most complex, public, and interesting figures in the history of science. Professor Brock guides us through the abundant catalogue of Crookes' accomplishments, placing his scientific activities in the context of the business of making a living from science - something that Crookes did principally as a science journalist and editor with his Chemical News (the model for today's Nature), and by business enterprises ranging from water analysis, sewerage schemes, and goldmining to the design of electric light bulbs. We also see Crookes in the lab, as an independent researcher, and learn the processes behind his discovery of thallium, his investigations into matter and energy, and his crucial work on cathode rays. We see the public man, the celebrity who was much sought after for his opinions on the latest discovery, and who was widely regarded as Britain's leading scientist at the beginning of the twentieth century. Scientist, spiritualist, entrepreneur: Sir William Crookes' extraordinary life and many endeavours provide a unique window into Victorian and Edwardian science and industry.
The Life of Sir William Crookes
The Life of Sir William Crookes - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Life of Sir William Crookes write by Edmund Edward Fournier d'Albe. This book was released on 1924. The Life of Sir William Crookes available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Ashgate Research Companion to Nineteenth-Century Spiritualism and the Occult
The Ashgate Research Companion to Nineteenth-Century Spiritualism and the Occult - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Ashgate Research Companion to Nineteenth-Century Spiritualism and the Occult write by Tatiana Kontou. This book was released on 2016-03-23. The Ashgate Research Companion to Nineteenth-Century Spiritualism and the Occult available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Critical attention to the Victorian supernatural has flourished over the last twenty-five years. Whether it is spiritualism or Theosophy, mesmerism or the occult, the dozens of book-length studies and hundreds of articles that have appeared recently reflect the avid scholarly discussion of Victorian mystical practices. Designed both for those new to the field and for experts, this volume is organized into sections covering the relationship between Victorian spiritualism and science, the occult and politics, and the culture of mystical practices. The Ashgate Research Companion to Nineteenth-Century Spiritualism and the Occult brings together some of the most prominent scholars working in the field to introduce current approaches to the study of nineteenth-century mysticism and to define new areas for research.
Sir James Dewar, 1842-1923
Sir James Dewar, 1842-1923 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sir James Dewar, 1842-1923 write by J.S. Rowlinson. This book was released on 2016-03-09. Sir James Dewar, 1842-1923 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Sir James Dewar was a major figure in British chemistry for around 40 years. He held the posts of Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at Cambridge (1875-1923) and Fullerian Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution (1877-1923) and is remembered principally for his efforts to liquefy hydrogen successfully in the field that would come to be known as cryogenics. His experiments in this field led him to develop the vacuum flask, now more commonly known as the thermos, and in 1898 he was the first person to successfully liquefy hydrogen. A man of many interests, he was also, with Frederick Abel, the inventor of explosive cordite, an achievement that involved him in a major legal battle with Alfred Nobel. Indeed, Dewar's career saw him involved in a number of public quarrels with fellow scientists; he was a fierce and sometimes unscrupulous defender of his rights and his claims to priority in a way that throws much light on the scientific spirit and practice of his day. This, the first scholarly biography of Dewar, seeks to resurrect and reinterpret a man who was a giant of his time, but is now sadly overlooked. In so doing, the book will shed much new light on the scientific culture of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries and the development of the field of chemistry in Britain.
Business in Britain in the Twentieth Century
Business in Britain in the Twentieth Century - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Business in Britain in the Twentieth Century write by Richard Coopey. This book was released on 2009-08-13. Business in Britain in the Twentieth Century available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This collection of fresh, incisive scholarship, by some of the leading business historians, critically examines the nature of economic recovery in Britain in recent years. Covering the key issues for business history in this period, the book confronts the traditional literature on conclusions of relative decline, and monocausal, simplistic explanations. It provides an impressive range of studies forming a platform for a new debate on the nature of British business in the 20th century. Themes include productivity, management, research and development, marketing, regional clusters and networks, industrial policy, the use of technology, and gender. Sector studies include newer, post-war hopefuls and successes including: * aerospace, * IT, * retail, * banking, * overseas investment, * the creative industries. The book demonstrates that our understanding of the historic strengths and weaknesses of business in Britain, and the shifting balance between sectors of the economy, has until now been poorly understood, and that British business history needs a fundamental reappraisal.
