Edward Frankland Chemistry, Controversy and Conspiracy in Victorian England [Paperback]

The first scientific biography of Edward Frankland, the most eminent chemist of nineteenth-century Britain.This is the first scientific biography of Edward Frankland, probably the most eminent chemist of nineteenth century Britain. Frankland discovered the chemical bond and founded the science of organometallic chemistry. A leading reformer of chemistry teaching, and a government adviser on urban water purity, he was knighted in 1897. A conspiracy of silence surrounding his origins as an illegitimate child explains his present obscurity. Professor Russell's authoritative study of a newly discovered collection of Frankland's private papers will be of great interest to chemists, historians and general readers concerned with the social fabric of Victorian England.This is the first scientific biography of Edward Frankland, probably the most eminent chemist of nineteenth century Britain. Frankland discovered the chemical bond and founded the science of organometallic chemistry. A leading reformer of chemistry teaching, and a government adviser on urban water purity, he was knighted in 1897. A conspiracy of silence surrounding his origins as an illegitimate child explains his present obscurity. Professor Russell's authoritative study of a newly discovered collection of Frankland's private papers will be of great interest to chemists, historians and general readers concerned with the social fabric of Victorian England.This is the first scientific biography of Edward Frankland, probably the most eminent chemist of nineteenth century Britain. Frankland discovered the chemical bond and founded the science of organometallic chemistry. Recently, Professor Russell gained access to a vast collection of Frankland's private papers. This authoritative account discloses, among much else, a conspiracy of silence in the scientific community surrounding Frankland's origins as an illegitimate child. It will be of great interest to professional chemists, historians of science, and generallS'