Background
Brock, William Hodson Hodson was born on December 15, 1936 in Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom. Son of William Heron and Phyllis (Hodson) Brock.
( From alchemy to industry, a synthetic history of chemis...)
From alchemy to industry, a synthetic history of chemistry through the ages. In this authoritative volume, a New York Times Notable Book of 1993, scientific researcher and historian William Brock recounts the astonishing rise of a sophisticated science. Tracing the roots of chemistry back to the alchemists' futile attempts to turn lead into gold, he follows the emergence of the modern study of chemistry through the works of Boyle, Lavoisier, and Dalton, and the twentieth-century breakthroughs of Linus Pauling and others. This timely, comprehensive history examines the shifting conceptions of chemistry over the past centuries--from its development as a scientific philosophy to, more recently, its practical applications in the commercial, industrial arena. Originally published under the title The Norton History of Chemistry. Illustrated
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Brock, William Hodson Hodson was born on December 15, 1936 in Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom. Son of William Heron and Phyllis (Hodson) Brock.
Bachelor of Science, University College, London, 1959. Master of Science, University Leicester, England, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Leicester, England, 1966.
Lecturer, U. Leicester, 1960-1974; reader, U. Leicester, 1974-1993; professor of history of science, U. Leicester, since 1993. Chairman Grants and Units History of Medicine, Wellcome Trust, London, 1988-1993.
(Recounts the rise of a sophisticated science, from the al...)
(Recounts the rise of a sophisticated science, from the al...)
(, xii, 252 pages including Bibliography and Index at rear...)
( From alchemy to industry, a synthetic history of chemis...)
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Member Society for History of Alchemy and Chemistry (editor Ambix 1968-1983, chairman since 1993), British Society History of Science (president 1978-1980), History of Science Society of America, Royal Institution.
Married Elvina Hill, September 17, 1960. Children: Gareth, Susannah, Benjamin.