A Century of Science 1851-1951

Herbert Dingle

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN: 9781317699187
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: 20th Century History
• Index: History

First published in 1951 to coincide with the British Festival, this book explores the developments in science which had occurred since the Great Exhibition of 1851. Covering the full range of scientific development which had emerged in that time – from fundamental physics to evolution and genetics, and from geology to medical surgery – this accessible collection of essays charts with impressive comprehension and clarity the momentous changes which had occurred in the pursuit of science since the mid-nineteenth century, and ably demonstrates the appropriateness of citing the twentieth century as the advent of the scientific age.

A Century of Science will appeal to those interested in the history of science, those wishing to ground their knowledge of specific scientific disciplines in a broader understanding of the subject, and also to the general reader who values scientific progress and the questions it continues to raise.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Chapter I The Concept of Energy—W. Wilson, D.SC, PH.D., F.R.S. Emeritus Professor of Physics in the University of London
• Chapter II Field Physics—J. L. Synge, M.A., SC.D., F.R.S. Senior Professor, School of Theoretical Physics, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
• Chapter III Particle Physics—H. T. Flint, PH.D., D.SC. Professor of Physics, Bedford College for Women, University of London
• Chapter IV The Structure of the Atom—Professor W. Wilson
• Chapter V The Structure of Molecules—J. R. Partington, M.B.E., D.SC Professor of Chemistry, Queen Mary College, University of London
• Chapter VI The Chemical Elements—Professor J. R. Partington
• Chapter VII Geology—W. T. Gordon, M.A., D.SC, F.R.S.E. Emeritus Professor of Geology in the University of London
• Chapter VIII The Earth’s Atmosphere—P. A. Sheppard, B.SC Assistant Professor of Meteorology, Imperial College of Science and Technology
• Chapter IX The Constitution and Evolution of Stars—W. H. McCrea, M.A., PH.D. Professor of Mathematics, Royal Holloway College, University of London
• Chapter X The Structure of the Universe—Sir Harold Spencer Jones, F.R.S. Astronomer Royal
• Chapter XI Organic Evolution—E. B. Ford, M.A., D.SC, F.R.S. University Reader in Genetics, Oxford
• Chapter XII The Coming of Man—F. E. Zeuner, D.SC, PH.D. Professor of Environmental Archaeology, University of London
• Chapter XIII The Progress of Homo Sapiens—Professor F. E. Zeuner
• Chapter XIV Genetics and Embryology—G. R. de Beer, M.A., D.SC., F.H.S. Director, British Museum (Natural History)
• Chapter XV Physiology and Histology—K. J. Franklin, D.M., D.SC., F.R.C.P. Professor of Physiology, Medical College of St. Bartholomew's Hospital
• Chapter XVI Biochemistry—F. G. Young, M.A., PH.D., D.SC, F.R.S. Sir William Dunn, Professor of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge
• Chapter XVII Medicine, Surgery and their Scientific Development—E. Ashworth Underwood, M.A., B.SC, M.D. Director of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, Hon. Lecturer, University of London
• Chapter XVIII General Psychology—Sir Cyril Burt, D.LITT., D.SC, LL.D., F.B.A., Professor of Psychology, University of London
• Chapter XIX Medical Psychology—Aubrey Lewis, M.D., F.R.C.P. Professor of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, University of London
• Chapter XX The Significance of Science—Professor H. Dingle
• Index