Alexander Williamson: A Victorian chemist and the making of modern Japan

By Takaaki Inuzuka

Alexander Williamson: A Victorian chemist and the making of modern Japan is a short, accessible biography that tells the story of Alexander Williamson, professor of chemistry at UCL (1849-87) and a leading scientist of his time, and the part he played in the modernisation of Japan.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1787359336
• ISBN13: 9781787359338
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: UCL Press
• Length: 146 Pages