Alexander Williamson : a victorian chemist and the making of modern japan. /

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Alexander Williamson was professor of chemistry at UCL (1849-87) and a leading scientist of his time. He taught and cared for visiting Japanese students, thereby assisting them with their goal of modernising Japan. This short, accessible biography explores his contribution to nineteenth-century scie...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Inuzuka, Takaaki, 1944-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Japonés
Published: London : UCL Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Williamson, Alexander, > 1829-1890.
University College, London > History > 19th century.
University College, London
1800-1899
Chemists > Great Britain > Biography.
Japanese students > England > History > 19th century.
Chemists
Japanese students
England
Great Britain
Biographies
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1 A Traveller of Intelligence
  • 2 Birkbeck Laboratory at UCL
  • 3 The Chōshū Five
  • 4 The Satsuma Nineteen
  • 5 The Fate of the Early Students
  • 6 Bridge to Japan's Modernisation
  • 7 Towards 'Unity Out of Difference'
  • Appendix: The Names of the Chōshū Five and Satsuma Nineteen
  • Afterword: Serendipity: The Ever-Widening Circle
  • Further Reading
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Back Cover

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