The many-sidedness of George Minchin Minchin : educator, satirist, and early pioneer of television / Richard Hornsey.
Hornsey, Richard, author.
2023
TA140.M56
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Title
The many-sidedness of George Minchin Minchin : educator, satirist, and early pioneer of television / Richard Hornsey.
Author
Hornsey, Richard, author.
ISBN
9783031402432 (electronic bk.)
303140243X (electronic bk.)
3031402421
9783031402425
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40243-2
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2023.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (284 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-031-40243-2 doi
Call Number
TA140.M56
Dewey Decimal Classification
620.0092
Summary
This book is the first complete biography of George Minchin Minchin (18451914), professor of applied mathematics at the Royal Indian Engineering College. Minchins extraordinary range of accomplishments offers a unique inside view of the major technological and educational developments of late nineteenth century Britain. The scientific communitys excitement during the early days of electromagnetic theory, wireless telegraphy, and x-rays are revealed by Minchins letters to eminent friends (notably the Maxwellians, Oliver Lodge and George Francis Fitzgerald). This book also traces Minchins little-known pioneering work on photoelectricity, which led to the first electrical measurements of starlight and laid the foundations for solar cells and television. Minchins mathematical textbooks were praised for their lucidity, and his advanced pedagogical thinking underpinned his lifelong work on reforming science education. He explained scientific concepts for a general audience using science fiction poetry and critiqued contemporary society in sharp and humorous satires. These works provide fresh perspectives on the place of science in Victorian society. This book is for anyone fascinated by the late nineteenth century revolution in electrical technologies.This is also a valuable read for historians of science, and for those interested in technical education, and science and society in Victorian Britain.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Series
Archives internationales d'histoire des idées ; 248.
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MANY-SIDEDNESS OF GEORGE MINCHIN MINCHIN.
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Chapter 1. Eminent in the World: introduction and motivation
Chapter 2. Minchin Minchin: Early Years And University in Ireland
Chapter 3. Is the Monkey Smooth? A Career at Coopers Hill
Chapter 4. An Honorary Maxwellian: Colleagues and Electromagnetic Theory
Chapter 5. Ne Plus Ultra: Textbooks and Writing
Chapter 6. Geometry Versus Euclid: Reforming the Teaching of Mathematics
Chapter 7. Journeys to Al Fard and Other Exotic Destinations: Satires and Poems
Chapter 8. Telephotographs: Photocells and Photo-batteries, 1880 1891
Chapter 9. Distant Scintillating Star: Starlight, X-rays, and Television, 1891 1908
Chapter 10. Balak, the Son of Zippor: Impulsion Cells and Wireless Telegraphy
Chapter 11. Through Nature to eternity Final Years and Reflections.

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