Roberts, Gerrylynn K. and Simmons, Anna E.
(2007).
The Overseas dimensions of British chemical societies, 1890-1950.
Historia Scientiarum, 16(3),
pp. 224–243.
Abstract
Drawing on the ongoing project, 'Studies of the British Chemical Community, 1880-1970', this article points out the very considerable overseas component of the British chemical community. Over the period 1887-1956, about one-third of the 47,000 plus individuals who joined one or more of the three principal British chemical organizations – the Chemical Society, the [Royal] Institute of Chemistry, or the Society of Chemical Industry – had a non-UK component in their career. Furthermore, some 16 per cent at the start of the twentieth century, rising to about a quarter of the individuals joining the societies after the Second World War, had a non-UK component in their education. Chemists working overseas were highly mobile, both geographically and across employment sectors. Though it is hardly surprising that the Dominions feature, the USA and Europe were also important.
| Item Type: |
Journal Article
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| ISSN: |
0285-4821 |
| Extra Information: |
The public segment of the project database, comprising biographical information on some 4200 chemists, may be consulted at: www.open.ac.uk/OU5/Arts/Chemists |
| Keywords: |
social history of chemistry; chemical institutions; professionalization; overseas chemists; international chemical relations; |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Arts > History |
| Item ID: |
4070 |
| Depositing User: |
Gerrylynn Roberts
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| Date Deposited: |
11 Apr 2007 |
| Last Modified: |
02 Dec 2010 19:51 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/4070 |
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