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Sir James Dewar, 1842–1923

A Ruthless Chemist

By: Sir J S Rowlinson

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Sir James Dewar, 1842–1923

A Ruthless Chemist

By: Sir J S Rowlinson

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.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409461165

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Asian Development Review

Volume 28, Number 2, 2011

By: Sir James Mirrlees,Robert E. Lipsey,Fredrik Sjöholm,Jianxin Wang,Matthieu Clément,Tham Siew Yean,Loke Wai Heng,Bhanupong Nidhiprabha,Yoo-Duk Kang

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Asian Development Review

Volume 28, Number 2, 2011

By: Sir James Mirrlees,Robert E. Lipsey,Fredrik Sjöholm,Jianxin Wang,Matthieu Clément,Tham Siew Yean,Loke Wai Heng,Bhanupong Nidhiprabha,Yoo-Duk Kang

The Asian Development Review is a professional journal for disseminating the results of economic and development research carried out by staff and resource persons of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Review seeks high-quality papers with relevance to policy issues and operational matters done in an empirically-rigorous way. Articles are intended for readership among economists and social scientists in government, private sector, academia, and international organizations. In this issue---ADB Distinguished Speakers Program: Poverty and Redistribution in Emerging Economies; South-South FDI and Development in East Asia; Forecasting Volatility in Asian Stock Markets: Contributions of Local, Regional, and Global Factors; Remittances and Household Expenditure Patterns in Tajikistan: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis; Industrial Deepening in Malaysia: Policy Lessons for Developing Countries; The Global Financial Crisis and Resilience of the Thai Banking Sector; Does East Asian Integration Keep Up with the European Pattern? Empirical Evidence from Intra-Industry Trade in Europe and East Asia.

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9290925140

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9789290925149