Papers, Literary, Scientific, Etc. [Paperback]

Published in 1887, this two-volume collection illuminates the life and interests of an electrical engineer, university teacher and wide-ranging writer.An electrical engineer, university teacher and wide-ranging writer, Fleeming Jenkin (183385) filed thirty-five British patents in his lifetime. First published in 1887, this two-volume collection includes papers on speculative and applied science, literature, political economy, and technical education. Robert Louis Stevenson, his former student, provides a useful memoir.An electrical engineer, university teacher and wide-ranging writer, Fleeming Jenkin (183385) filed thirty-five British patents in his lifetime. First published in 1887, this two-volume collection includes papers on speculative and applied science, literature, political economy, and technical education. Robert Louis Stevenson, his former student, provides a useful memoir.An electrical engineer, university teacher and wide-ranging writer, Fleeming Jenkin (183385) filed thirty-five British patents in the course of his career. Edited by Sidney Colvin (18451927) and J. A. Ewing (18551935) and first published in 1887, this two-volume work brings together a selection of Jenkin's varied and engaging papers. The collection ranges from notes on his voyages as a marine telegraph engineer, to a critical review of Darwin's On the Origin of Species, essays on literature, and thoughts on technical education. A memoir written by Robert Louis Stevenson, his former student, provides biographical context and attests to Jenkin's many interests and talents across the arts and sciences. Volume 2 includes Jenkin's papers on political economy, scientific education, and applied science, notably marine telegraphy. Abstracts of his scientific papers, along with a list of his patents, form an appendix to the volume.Part II. Papers by Fleeming Jenkin (cont.): 3. Political economy; 4. Scientific and technical education; 5. Applied science; Abstracts of scientific papers; List l3-