Sir James Dewar, 1842-1923: a Ruthless Chemist

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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 wa…

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Full title :Sir James Dewar, 1842-1923 : a Ruthless Chemist.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Place of Publication:Farnham
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012.

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Description:1 online resource (255 pages).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781409406143, 1409406148, 140940613X, 9781409406136, 9781315609218, 1315609215
oclc:ocn796383887
LC Classification:QD22.D345 R69 2012
Dewey Decimal:540.92

Cover; Contents; Preface; Nomenclature and Units; Abbreviations; 1 Boyhood; 2 Edinburgh; 3 Cambridge; 4 Demonstrators; 5 Spectroscopy; 6 London; 7 Commerce; 9 Argon and Helium; 10 The Davy Faraday Research Laboratory; 11 Decline; Chronology; Appendix: Liquefying a Gas; Notes and References; Name Index; Subject Index.

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Biographies Chemists Chemists -- Biography. -- Great Britain Dewar, James Great Britain History Inventeurs -- Biographies. -- Grande-Br… Inventors Inventors -- Biography. -- Great Britain Science Science -- Chemistry Science -- History -- 19th century. -- … Science -- History -- 20th century. -- … Sciences -- Histoire -- 19e siècle. -- … Sciences -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. -- …