Papers, Literary, Scientific, Etc.

Published in 1887, this two-volume collection illuminates the life and interests of an electrical engineer, university teacher and wide-ranging writer.

Fleeming Jenkin (Author), Sidney Colvin (Edited by), J. A. Ewing (Edited by), Robert Louis Stevenson (Introduction by)

9781108068048, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 January 2014

394 pages, 56 b/w illus.
21.6 x 14 x 2.2 cm, 0.5 kg

An electrical engineer, university teacher and wide-ranging writer, Fleeming Jenkin (1833–85) filed thirty-five British patents in the course of his career. Edited by Sidney Colvin (1845–1927) and J. A. Ewing (1855–1935) and first published in 1887, this two-volume work brings together a selection of Jenkin's varied and engaging papers. The collection ranges from notes on his voyages as a marine telegraph engineer, to a critical review of Darwin's On the Origin of Species, essays on literature, and thoughts on technical education. A memoir written by Robert Louis Stevenson, his former student, provides biographical context and attests to Jenkin's many interests and talents across the arts and sciences. Volume 2 includes Jenkin's papers on political economy, scientific education, and applied science, notably marine telegraphy. Abstracts of his scientific papers, along with a list of his patents, form an appendix to the volume.

Part II. Papers by Fleeming Jenkin (cont.): 3. Political economy
4. Scientific and technical education
5. Applied science
Abstracts of scientific papers
List of patents.

Subject Areas: History of science [PDX]