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(0)Peter J. T Morris
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From white coats to Bunsen burners, the laboratory is a controlled space of experimentation, research and invention. But how have the desired functions of the laboratory inssuenced the way it was constructed, laid out, equipped and operated? And how have developments in chemical practice or theory changed the laboratory and the way it is used? The Matter Factory offers a novel approach to the history of chemistry, showing how the development of the...
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"Henry Enfield Roscoe (1833-1915) was one of the most prominent chemists and educational reformers in Victorian Britain. He was born in London, and was educated in Liverpool and at UCL in London. He then studied under Robert Bunsen in Heidelberg and thereafter admired German education. Having transformed the chemistry department at Owens College into one of the best in Britain, he assisted the conversion of the college into Victoria University (University...