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James Riddick Partington (June 20, 1886 - 1965) was a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 chemist
Chemist

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 and historian of chemistry. He was Professor of Chemistry at Queen Mary College, London
Queen Mary, University of London

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 from 1919 to 1951. He was made a Member of the British Empire (MBE) in the Military Division for his work for the Ministry of Munitions in World War I
World War I

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He was born in Bolton
Bolton

Bolton is a large town in Greater Manchester, in the North West England region of England.Situated close to the West Pennine Moors, north west of the city of Manchester, it is the largest and most populous settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, the former county borough of Bolton has a population of 139,403, though this figure d...
, Lancashire and was educated at the University of Manchester
University of Manchester

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, where he obtained First Class Honours. He was awarded an 1851 Exhibition Scholarship and worked with Nernst
Walther Nernst

Walther Hermann Nernst was a Germany physical chemist who is known for his theories behind the calculation of chemical affinity as embodied in the third law of thermodynamics, for which he won the 1920 Nobel Prize in chemistry....
 in Berlin
Berlin

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He wrote many books, but is particularly well know for the five volume An Advanced Treatise on Physical Chemistry.






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James Riddick Partington (June 20, 1886 - 1965) was a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 chemist
Chemist

A chemist is a scientist trained in the science of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density, acidity, size and shape....
 and historian of chemistry. He was Professor of Chemistry at Queen Mary College, London
Queen Mary, University of London

Queen Mary, University of London is a constituent college of the University of London. Amongst the largest of the colleges of the University of London, Queen Mary?s 3,000 staff deliver degree programmes and research across 21 academic departments and institutes, within three sectors: Science and Engineering; Humanities, Social Sciences and L...
 from 1919 to 1951. He was made a Member of the British Empire (MBE) in the Military Division for his work for the Ministry of Munitions in World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
.

He was born in Bolton
Bolton

Bolton is a large town in Greater Manchester, in the North West England region of England.Situated close to the West Pennine Moors, north west of the city of Manchester, it is the largest and most populous settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, the former county borough of Bolton has a population of 139,403, though this figure d...
, Lancashire and was educated at the University of Manchester
University of Manchester

The University of Manchester is a "red brick university" civic university located in Manchester, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration....
, where he obtained First Class Honours. He was awarded an 1851 Exhibition Scholarship and worked with Nernst
Walther Nernst

Walther Hermann Nernst was a Germany physical chemist who is known for his theories behind the calculation of chemical affinity as embodied in the third law of thermodynamics, for which he won the 1920 Nobel Prize in chemistry....
 in Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
.

He wrote many books, but is particularly well know for the five volume An Advanced Treatise on Physical Chemistry. and the four volume A History of Chemistry.

He was awarded the George Sarton Medal
George Sarton Medal

The George Sarton Medal, an award of the History of Science Society, has been awarded annually since 1955. It is awarded to a historian of science selected from the international scholarly community for a lifetime of scholarly achievement....
, the most prestigious award of the History of Science Society
History of Science Society

The History of Science Society is the primary professional society for the academic study of the history of science and technology. It was founded in 1924 by George Sarton and Lawrence Joseph Henderson, primarily to support the publication of Isis , a journal of the history of science Sarton had started in 1912....
 in 1965.

Books


  • A Short History of Chemistry, Dover Publications, Inc., 1937, ISBN 0486659771.
  • An Advanced Treatise on Physical Chemistry, Longmans, 1949 (Volume 1), 1951 (Volume 2), 1952 (Volume 3), 1953 (Volume 4) and 1954 (Volume 5).
  • A History of Chemistry, MacMillan, 1970 (Volume 1), 1961 (Volume 2), 1962 (Volume 3), 1964 (Volume 4)
  • A History of Greek Fire and Gunpowder. Cambridge: Heffer, 1960. Republished: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. ISBN 0-8018-5954-9.