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| Sir William Crookes | |
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 "Sir William Crookes" by Spy (1902) |
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| Born | June 17, 1832 London, England |
| Died | April 4, 1919 (86) London, England |
| Nationality | English |
Sir William Crookes, OM, FRS (June 17, 1832 – April 4, 1919) was an English chemist and physicist, a pioneer in the development of vacuum tubes (and inventor of the Crookes tube). He served as President of the Royal Society between 1913 and 1915. In his later life, Crookes became interested in Spiritualism and began extensive work researching the possibility of life-beyond-death, joining the Society for Psychical Research, (and briefly acting as its president), the Theosophical Society, and the Ghost Club (president from 1907 to 1912).
Selected Bibliography
- "A Course of Six Lectures on the Chemical History of a Candle" (1861)
- "Select Methods in Chemical Analysis (Chiefly Inorganic)" (1871)
- "Researches in the Phenomena of Spiritualism" (1874)
- "On Radiant Matter" (1879) — or read online
- "Remarkable Spirit Manifestations" (1891)
Resources
- Gerry Vassilatos, Borderland Visionary - the Life of Sir William Crookes: Part 1, Part 2