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For the historian, it is a classic case of where history of science and history of technology converge. Title: Early Railway Chemistry and its Legacy. Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry. Format: Paperback.

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One of the most important parts of British heavy industry today is our railway system. Its constant appearances in news bulletins, its ermous appeal to fans or enthusiasts , its permanent role in the lives of most of us, and its ecomic significance today, all underline its importance. Railway historians and enthusiasts will be surprised to learn that chemists played an important part in the development of the railway industry in Britain. Chemists themselves are well aware of the many and wide-ranging applications of their discipline, but the fact that their predecessors were involved in the techlogical development of railways will come as a surprise to many. This book is the first detailed study of this important interaction and covers the crucial role that chemistry played in the development of the British railway industry from its beginnings in the early 19th century up to the grouping of the railways of 1923 into GWR, SR, LNER, and LMSR. The book describes the vital relationship between chemistry and the railway industry, all very recently discovered. It shows that the railway system would simply have t been possible without chemical inputs, chiefly but by means entirely analytical. This discovery about a huge revenue-earning industry in Britain came from rare documents recently unearthed and other archival material and the book contains many rare illustrations and vast amounts of previously unpublished material. For the historian, it is a classic case of where history of science and history of techlogy converge. A great many engineers contributed to the ermous techlogical development which occurred in the railway industry between 1830 and 1923, but working alongside the engineers were the chemists, and in certain critical areas their contribution to this development was vital. It is a contribution which up until w has t been adequately recognised, and this book puts the record straight. The book has an unusually wide appeal, being of interest to practising chemists, those interested in the history of chemistry and its role in society, historians of science and techlogy, mechanical engineers, and t least railway enthusiasts and railway historians. The chemist will be justly proud of the extreme importance of the subject for industry and the railway enthusiast will gain a wholly new picture of the development of the industry in Britain.

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Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
ISBN-10
1849733260
ISBN-13
9781849733267
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113054439

Product Key Features

Author
John HUDSON, Colin A. Russell
Format
Trade Paperback (Uk), Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Transport Technology
Type
Textbook

Dimensions

Weight
323g
Height
234mm
Width
156mm

Additional Product Features

Place of Publication
Cambridge
Spine
11mm
Content Note
1, Black & White Illustrations
Author Biography
Colin A Russell is Emeritus Professor at the Open University. John A Hudson, now retired, was formerly a Senior Lecturer in Chemistry and is author of one book and numerous articles on the history of chemistry.
Date of Publication
25/11/2011
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Genre
Transport Technology

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