Alexander Williamson : A Victorian chemist and the making of modern Japan / / Takaaki Inuzuka

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910482011203321
• Autore: Inuzuka Takaaki <1944->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : UCL Press, , 2021
• ISBN: 1-78735-931-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Soggetti: Chemists - Great Britain
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-127) and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Alexander Williamson: A Victorian chemist and the making of modern Japan is a short, accessible biography that tells the story of Alexander Williamson, professor of chemistry at UCL (1849-87) and a leading scientist of his time, and the part he played in the modernisation of Japan.