Frederick Guthrie
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Frederick Guthrie was a British
scientific writer and professor. He helped found the Physical Society of London
(now the Institute of Physics
) in 1874 and was president of the society from 1884-1886. He believed that science should be based on experimentation rather than discussion. He was also a professor at the Royal School of Mines
, where he mentored the future experimental physicist C. V. Boys. He also mentored John Ambrose Fleming
and was instrumental in turning his interest from chemistry to electricity.
He wrote the Elements of Heat in 1868 and Magnetism and Electricity in 1873.
The first reported use of mustard gas was by a man named Frederick Guthrie in 1860, who combined ethylene
with SCl2 (sulfur dichloride), and observed the toxic effects of this mixture on his own skin.
Guthrie was also a linguist, playwright, and poet. Under the name Frederick Cerny, he wrote the poems The Jew (1863) and Logrono (1877). His son was Frederick Bickell Guthrie
, an agricultural chemist.
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scientific writer and professor. He helped found the Physical Society of London
Physical Society of London
The Physical Society of London, England, existed from 1874 to 1921. It was a scientific society and produced the Proceedings of the Physical Society of London...
(now the Institute of Physics
Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics is a scientific charity devoted to increasing the practice, understanding and application of physics. It has a worldwide membership of around 40,000....
) in 1874 and was president of the society from 1884-1886. He believed that science should be based on experimentation rather than discussion. He was also a professor at the Royal School of Mines
Royal School of Mines
Royal School of Mines comprises the departments of Earth Science and Engineering, and Materials at Imperial College London.- History :The Royal School of Mines was established in 1851, as the Government School of Mines and Science Applied to the Arts...
, where he mentored the future experimental physicist C. V. Boys. He also mentored John Ambrose Fleming
John Ambrose Fleming
Sir John Ambrose Fleming was an English electrical engineer and physicist. He is known for inventing the first thermionic valve or vacuum tube, the diode, then called the kenotron in 1904. He is also famous for the left hand rule...
and was instrumental in turning his interest from chemistry to electricity.
He wrote the Elements of Heat in 1868 and Magnetism and Electricity in 1873.
The first reported use of mustard gas was by a man named Frederick Guthrie in 1860, who combined ethylene
Ethylene
Ethylene is a gaseous organic compound with the formula . It is the simplest alkene . Because it contains a carbon-carbon double bond, ethylene is classified as an unsaturated hydrocarbon. Ethylene is widely used in industry and is also a plant hormone...
with SCl2 (sulfur dichloride), and observed the toxic effects of this mixture on his own skin.
Guthrie was also a linguist, playwright, and poet. Under the name Frederick Cerny, he wrote the poems The Jew (1863) and Logrono (1877). His son was Frederick Bickell Guthrie
Frederick Bickell Guthrie
Frederick Bickell Guthrie . was an Australian agricultural chemist and a president of the Royal Society of New South Wales.-Early life:...
, an agricultural chemist.