Sir James Dewar, 1842-1923 a ruthless chemist /

Main Author: Rowlinson, J. S. 1926-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Farnham, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2012.
Series:Science, technology, and culture, 1700-1945
Subjects:
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10571071
Table of Contents:
  • Nomenclature and Units
  • Abbreviations
  • Boyhood
  • Edinburgh
  • Cambridge
  • Demonstrators
  • Spectroscopy
  • London
  • Commerce
  • Cryogenics
  • Early experiments
  • The vacuum flask
  • Interchangers
  • Joule-Thomson cooling
  • Liquid hydrogen
  • Cryogenic experiments
  • Argon and Helium
  • Davy Faraday Research Laboratory
  • Decline
  • Chronology
  • Appendix.