The Life And Times Of Goldsworthy
Department
History
Document Type
Book
Files
Description
Goldsworthy Gurney trained as a surgeon in Cornwall but moved to London in 1820 to participate in the chemistry revolution led by Humphrey Davy and Michael Faraday. Successful as an inventor of laboratory equipment, lighting fixtures, and ventilating systems, he failed to convert his pioneering designs for steam locomotion into commercial success. His career illuminates the social and scientific communities that flourished alongside or under the shadow of Davy, Faraday, and Stephenson.
Call number in WMU's library
TJ140.G87 P67 1998
ISBN
978-0934223508
Publication Date
1998
Publisher
Lehigh University Press
City
Bethlehem
Disciplines
History
Citation for published book
Porter, D., & NetLibrary, Inc. (1998). The life and times of Sir Goldsworthy Gurney : Gentleman scientist and inventor, 1793-1875 / Dale H. Porter. Bethlehem : London: Lehigh University Press ; Associated University Presses.
Recommended Citation
Porter, Dale; Brack, O. M. Jr.; and Brack, Gay W., "The Life And Times Of Goldsworthy" (1998). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 575.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/575