{"product_id":"9781108026918","title":"Memoirs and Letters of Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, Inventor (Cambridge Library Collection - Technology)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49728592806136,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":107.71,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9781108026918-1.jpg?v=1783642279","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9781108026918","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}