{"product_id":"memoirs-and-letters-of-sidney-sidney-gilchrist-thomas-9781108026918","title":"Memoirs and Letters of Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, Inventor","description":"First published in 1891, this memoir describes the life of the metallurgist and inventor Sidney Gilchrist Thomas (1850-1885), best-known for discovering the method of eliminating phosphorus from pig iron which revolutionised the commercial production of steel. Professing a desire to give a 'true' account of a life in contrast to the somewhat hagiographic approach of some contemporary writers, Thomas' biographer, R. W. Burnie, sets out to construct 'a brief history of a very striking and individual character'. The details of Thomas' short life are narrated in 22 chapters, beginning with his early education, his work as a schoolmaster and police clerk whilst studying law and chemistry at night, his career, and his work-related travels, which took him everywhere from central Europe to New Zealand. The memoir also includes a postscript which reveals that Thomas left his considerable fortune to workers in steel production.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sidney Gilchrist Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1108026915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781108026918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Sidney Gilchrist Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120823693567,"sku":"9781108026918","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5b45234c-2dd3-4bf5-9fe1-b5209fb59cdb.jpg?v=1687416480","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/memoirs-and-letters-of-sidney-sidney-gilchrist-thomas-9781108026918","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}