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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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Book category Books in English Technology, engineering, agriculture Technology: general issues Inventions & inventors

• Full title: Memoirs and Letters of Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, Inventor
• Author: Sidney Gilchrist ThomasR. W. Burnie
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 334
• EAN: 9781108026918
• ISBN: 1108026915
• ID: 02056043
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 430 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 19. May 2011

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