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Memoirs and Letters of Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, Inventor (Paperback)
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Memoirs and Letters of Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, Inventor (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
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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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