| Entrepreneurial Ventures in Chemistry: The Muspratts of Liverpool, 1793-1934 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Reed, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1472449789 ISBN-13: 9781472449788 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Infrastructure - History | Modern - 19th Century - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 338.766 |
| LCCN: 2015007932 |
| Series: Science, Technology and Culture, 1700a 1945 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.48 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Muspratt family form a fascinating dynasty in the history of British commerce and manufacturing. Associated principally with the development of the chemical industry in Liverpool - James Muspratt (1793-1884) was the first person to make alkali on a large scale using the Leblanc Process - the three generations of the family also contributed to wider Victorian and Edwardian culture through their interests in politics, education (founding the Liverpool College of Chemistry in 1848), art, literature and theatre. This is the first study to present the history of the Muspratts as a family group and to consider the entrepreneurial spirit they brought to chemical manufacture in Britain and to their many other ventures. |