Electrical technoscience and physics in transition, 1880–1920

Introduction

“…These features were, after all, not part of the preferred public identity of the professional physicist, who, after the First World War, tended to present him or herself on the basis of expertise and 'pure' knowledge rather than Victorian commitments to public service and useful science. 10 Lodge was more gifted than other physicists in his capacity to cultivate relationships across different social strata but, while he acknowledged some of those who influenced him, others are missing entirely or have their roles underplayed. So, while Lodge's debts to the spiritualist Frederic Myers are given more than a cursory treatment in the spiritualist sections of Past Years and occasional references made to the inspiring popular lectures of Irish physicist John Tyndall, much less is made of the enormous influence upon him of Alexander Muirhead, his collaborator in the telegraph industry, and, during his Birmingham days, the politician Joseph Chamberlain.…”

Living in between: The commercial side of Silvanus P. Thompson 's engineering

“…1 Arapostathis & Gooday (2013a). 2 Gay & Barrett (2002) highlight Quakerism as a main factor of this "generalist attitude," but they also argue that this was by no means a weakness or a negative aspect.…”

“…2 Gay & Barrett (2002) highlight Quakerism as a main factor of this "generalist attitude," but they also argue that this was by no means a weakness or a negative aspect. 3 For a survey of the engagement of professors of physics and engineering in commercial activity, see MacLeod (2012); Arapostathis & Gooday (2013a); Mercelis, Galvez-Behar, & Guagnini (2017); . 4 Smith & Wise (1989); Gooday (2004); Arapostathis & Gooday (2013a).…”

“…3 For a survey of the engagement of professors of physics and engineering in commercial activity, see MacLeod (2012); Arapostathis & Gooday (2013a); Mercelis, Galvez-Behar, & Guagnini (2017); . 4 Smith & Wise (1989); Gooday (2004); Arapostathis & Gooday (2013a). 5 Fox & Guagnini (1999).…”