For Science King and Country

Ed. Roy MacLeod; Ed. Russell G Egdell; Ed. Elizabeth Bruton

ISBN 10: 1910500712 / ISBN 13: 9781910500712

Published by Uniform, 2018

About this Item

A promising physicist, Henry Moseley was just 27 when he was killed in action at Gallipoli. Paying tribute to his achievements the contributors to this volume outline his life and legacy, from his early education at Eton and work on X-ray spectroscopy to how his findings have been used in the development of technologies such as the electron microscope.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: For Science King and Country
• Publisher: Uniform
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910500712
• ISBN 13: 9781910500712
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Even in his lifetime, Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley (1887-1915), was widely regarded as the most promising British physicist of his generation, and his early death prompted a reassessment of the role that scientists might play in war. For Science, King and Country charts his brief career, military service, and lasting influence in a field of science that is still rapidly developing.
 
Composed of essays by eleven scholars who explore Moseley’s life, work, and legacy, For Science, King and Country speaks to both historians and scientists and draws on a wealth of newly discovered archival material, artifacts, and interpretations. Together, it presents a comprehensive account of a young scientist whose brief but meteoric career led the way to a new understanding of nature and has shaped the future of chemistry and physics ever since.
 

About the Author

Roy Macleod is professor emeritus of modern history at the University of Sydney. Russell George Edgell is professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Oxford. Elizabeth Bruton is curator of technology and engineering at The Science Museum, London.