{"product_id":"for-science-king-country-the-life-and-legacy-of-henry-moseley","title":"For Science King \u0026 Country","description":"\u003cp\u003eKilled in action at\nGallipoli in the Dardanelles Campaign of 1915, aged just twenty-seven, Henry Gwyn Jeffreys\nMoseley was widely regarded as the most promising British physicist of his\ngeneration. His pioneering measurements of X-ray spectra provided a firm basis for\nthe concept of atomic number\nand re-cast the periodic table of the elements into its modern form. Had he survived, he seemed\ndestined to win a Nobel Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a\ncommemoration of Moseley’s life, work, and legacy. Inspired by the exhibition ‘\u003ci\u003eDear\nHarry… Henry Moseley: A Scientist Lost to War\u003c\/i\u003e’, at the Museum of the\nHistory of Science, Oxford, in 2015-2016, and revisiting earlier accounts,\nthirteen historians and scientists chart his experience of Manchester and\nOxford; his military service; the reception of his work by the scientific\ncommunity; and the impact of his work upon X-ray spectroscopy in physics,\nchemistry, and materials science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor Science, King \u0026amp;\nCountry \u003c\/i\u003espeaks to those with an interest in history, science, and the\nFirst World War, and draws upon\na wealth of archives, artefacts, and recent research on the reward systems of science.\nOverall, it presents a comprehensive account of a young scientist\nwhose brief but mercurial career\npaved the way to a new understanding of nature, and to shaping the future of physical\nscience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32077780320339,"sku":"9781910500712","price":38.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781910500712.jpg?v=1759330834","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/for-science-king-country-the-life-and-legacy-of-henry-moseley","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}