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Fifth Business

A Life of the Chemist and Educationist Henry Edward Armstrong

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A biography of Henry Edward Armstrong, an underappreciated maverick in the history of chemistry.  Fifth Business is a biography of the English chemist, educator, and scientific critic Henry Edward Armstrong. Today, Armstrong, who was a central figure in the development of the science of chemistry between 1885 and 1914, is more remembered for his campaigns to improve the teaching of chemistry, and science generally, and less for his theory of residual affinity and reverse electrolysis-or his hostility toward physical chemistry. However, right up until his retirement, Armstrong was a significant and prolific organic chemist, as well as a major figure in the academic and social life of the Chemical Society, where he successfully waged a campaign against the admission of women.  Fifth Business is structured as chronologically as possible, with Armstrong's life and achievements as an active chemist as the focus of Part I (1848-1911) and as a critic in his long retirement in Part II (1911-1937). Brock's authoritative biography provides a unique inside look through which we can better understand the history of British science, scientific institutions, scientific education, pedagogical theory, and social relations of science during the last third of the nineteenth and the first third of the twentieth century.

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juin 2025, env. 352 Pages, Synthesis, Anglais
University Presses
978-0-226-83958-5

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