William Hooper (chemist)
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William Hooper was a British
chemist
.
Hooper set up a factory in 1845 at the old Mitcham Workhouse, on Mitcham Common
. His first products were rubber
goods, mostly for the medical
profession. Experiments were carried out for insulating electric cables using rubber, and he devised a continuous manufacturing
process for this. Hooper established Hooper's Telegraph Works
, a limited company based in London's Milwall Docks with a factory on Mitcham Common
. The company went into liquidation
in 1877, with Hooper dying a year later at the age of sixty.
United Kingdom
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chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
.
Hooper set up a factory in 1845 at the old Mitcham Workhouse, on Mitcham Common
Mitcham Common
Mitcham Common or Seven Islands is 182 hectares of common land situated in South London. It is predominantly in the London borough of Merton, with parts straddling the borders with Sutton and Croydon.- History :...
. His first products were rubber
Rubber
Natural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, is an elastomer that was originally derived from latex, a milky colloid produced by some plants. The plants would be ‘tapped’, that is, an incision made into the bark of the tree and the sticky, milk colored latex sap collected and refined...
goods, mostly for the medical
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
profession. Experiments were carried out for insulating electric cables using rubber, and he devised a continuous manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
process for this. Hooper established Hooper's Telegraph Works
Hooper's Telegraph Works
The Hooper's Telegraph Works Ltd was established by William Hooper in 1870 to manufacture and lay submarine communications cable. The company's first order was for a 2,300 nautical mile cable linking Vladivostock with Hong Kong, via Shanghai. The company also dropped cable for the Western and...
, a limited company based in London's Milwall Docks with a factory on Mitcham Common
Mitcham Common
Mitcham Common or Seven Islands is 182 hectares of common land situated in South London. It is predominantly in the London borough of Merton, with parts straddling the borders with Sutton and Croydon.- History :...
. The company went into liquidation
Liquidation
In law, liquidation is the process by which a company is brought to an end, and the assets and property of the company redistributed. Liquidation is also sometimes referred to as winding-up or dissolution, although dissolution technically refers to the last stage of liquidation...
in 1877, with Hooper dying a year later at the age of sixty.