9781108026918 - Memoirs and Letters of Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, Inventor (Cambridge Library Collection - Technology) von Thomas, Sidney Gilchrist (3 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. This 1891 publication describes the brief life and important work of the metallurgist and inventor Sidney Gilchrist Thomas. Editor(s): Burnie, R. W. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Technology. Num Pages: 334 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; BJ; BM; TBX; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430. . 2011. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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.