We meet in Thomas Beddoes an able chemist, engaged in a field where
impor tant new discoveries were being made; a good doctor eager to
fmd experi mentally soun. d ways of healing and to make known the
principles of maintaining good health; a vigorous, independent man
sharing the hope which the ideas of the French Revolution gave so
many 9f his contemporaries. In his life he was a controversial
figure and judgement and detached appreciation of his work was
often made impossible by anger at his 'revolutionary' political
views. It becomes evident that where Beddoes was held in esteem and
where he had influence it was not for particular activities but for
what he was 'in the round'. With due respect - and with gratitude -
to specialist accounts of his achievements as a chemist and of his
endeavours to fmd a cure for pulmonary consumption and his efforts
to bring about an understanding of the importance of preventive
medicine, I have tried in this account to 'see him whole'.
Historians of chemistry and of medicine; educationalists; and those
concerned with 'women's studies' will each continue to find
particular episodes or parts of Beddoes' life of special interest.
At the same time I hope this, the first attempt at a biography -
for J. E. Stock's 1811 account is truly named "Memoirs" - will add
to our understanding of his varied activities."
General
| Imprint: |
Springer
|
| Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
| Series: |
Chemists and Chemistry, 3 |
| Release date: |
October 2011 |
| First published: |
1984 |
| Authors: |
D.A. Stansfield
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
332 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-9400963054 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Chemistry >
General
|
| LSN: |
940096305X |
| Barcode: |
9789400963054 |
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