Memoirs and Letters of Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, Inventor Paperback / softback
by Sidney Gilchrist Thomas
Edited by R. W. Burnie
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Technology series
Paperback / softback
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First published in 1891, this memoir describes the life of the metallurgist and inventor Sidney Gilchrist Thomas (1850–1885), best-known for discovering the method of eliminating phosphorus from pig iron which revolutionised the commercial production of steel.
Professing a desire to give a 'true' account of a life in contrast to the somewhat hagiographic approach of some contemporary writers, Thomas' biographer, R.
W. Burnie, sets out to construct 'a brief history of a very striking and individual character'.
The details of Thomas' short life are narrated in 22 chapters, beginning with his early education, his work as a schoolmaster and police clerk whilst studying law and chemistry at night, his career, and his work-related travels, which took him everywhere from central Europe to New Zealand.
The memoir also includes a postscript which reveals that Thomas left his considerable fortune to workers in steel production.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:334 pages, 2 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:19/05/2011
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- ISBN:9781108026918
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:334 pages, 2 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:19/05/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9781108026918
