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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.
Llegir més - Autor/a Sidney Gilchrist Thomas
- ISBN13 9781108026918
- ISBN10 1108026915
- Pàgines 334
- Any Edició 2011
- Fecha de publicación 19/05/2011
- Idioma Alemany, Francès
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Memoirs and Letters of Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, Inventor (Alemany, Francès)
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- Sidney Gilchrist Thomas
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- Cambridge University Press (2011)
- 9781108026918



