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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_CrookesWilliam Crookes - Wikipedia

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   William Crookes. Sir William Crookes OM FRS ( / krʊks /; 17 June 1832 – 4 April 1919) was a British chemist and physicist who attended the Royal College of Chemistry, [1] now part of Imperial College London, and worked on spectroscopy. He was a pioneer of vacuum tubes, inventing the Crookes tube which was made in 1875.

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   Sir William Crookes has 42 books on Goodreads with 0 ratings. Sir William Crookes’s most popular book is Harper's Library of Living Thought; Diamonds.

3. www.theiet.org › sir-william-crookes-1832-1919Sir William Crookes 1832-1919 - Institution of Engineering ...

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   His bibliography includes many published papers on spectroscopy, technical books on subjects ranging from chemistry, metallurgy, agriculture, and diamonds. His interests were wide and varied from electric lighting, the electric telegraph to the extraction of sugar from beetroot.

4. www.cambridge.org › core › booksThe Life of Sir William Crookes, O.M., F.R.S.

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   In 1870, Sir William Crookes (1832–1919) travelled to Gibraltar to observe the solar eclipse. He kept a diary and produced beautiful accounts of the expedition - alongside altogether more specific observations, including the 656 steps down a local cliff face, and every item in his luggage.

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   See all books authored by Sir William Crookes, including Chemical News And Journal Of Industrial Science, Volume 23..., and Chemical News And Journal Of Industrial Science, Volume 61, and more on ThriftBooks.com.

6. collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk › people › ap2411William Crookes | Science Museum Group Collection

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   William Crookes was born in London on the 17th June 1832, and educated at Prospect House School, Weybridge. He began his scientific career at the age of sixteen when he entered the Royal College of Chemistry in Oxford Street, London. He became Junior and later senior assistant to German chemist A. W Hofmann before becoming superintendent of the ...

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   Who was Sir William Crookes?

   • A 1921 children's book image of Sir William Crookes (1832-1919), British chemist scientist, meteorologist and physicist from the Royal College of Chemistry. He was inventor of 'Crookes radiometer', president of the Society for Psychical Research. and published a journal 'Chemical News'.

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   What does the IET archives hold about Sir William Crookes?

   • The IET Archives holds material relating to his work including a valuable collection of photographs and films. Sir William Crookes, O.M., F.R.S., born in London on 17 June 1832 is most noted for his discovery of thallium and his research in cathode rays.

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   What did William Crookes do for a living?

   • His interests, ranging over pure and applied science, economic and practical problems, and psychiatric research, made him a well-known personality. He received many public and academic honors. Crookes's life was one of unbroken scientific activity. William Crookes (later Sir William Crookes) was born in London, the eldest of 16 siblings.

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   Who is William K Crooks?

   • William K. Crooks. A Columbia man pleaded guilty Friday to involuntary manslaughter and delivery of a controlled substance in connection to a drug overdose death from August 2020 in Miller County.

   Columbia man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter

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8. archive.org › details › crookesspiritwor0000crooCrookes and the spirit world; a collection of writings by or ...

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   Crookes and the spirit world; a collection of writings by or concerning the work of Sir William Crookes, O.M., F.R.S., in the field of psychical research by Crookes, William, 1832-1919