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R. J. Forbes

Robert Jacobus Forbes (Breda, 21 april 1900 - Haarlem, 13 januari 1973) was een Nederlandse scheikundige en wetenschapshistoricus.

Forbes studeerde van 1917 tot 1923 scheikunde aan de Technische Hogeschool Delft. Van 1923 tot 1958 werkte hij als scheikundige bij Shell. In 1947 werd hij benoemd tot bijzonder hoogleraar in de geschiedenis van de toegepaste natuurwetenschappen en de techniek aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam. Vanaf 1959 was hij lid van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen.

Als wetenschapshistoricus schreef Forbes over de geschiedenis van de techniek, met name over de aardolietechnologie in de Oudheid. Ook schreef hij een deel van het boek over Simon Stevin, waarin hij de molenbouw en het waterbouwkundig werk van Stevin beschreef. Het boek "A history of science and technology", geschreven met Eduard Dijksterhuis, wordt een synthese op het gebied van de wetenschapsgeschiedenis voorgesteld.
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Born 21 April 1900
Died 13 January 1973

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  • Cover of: Studies in ancient technology

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  • Cover of: A Short History of the Art of Distillation: From the Beginnings up to the Death of Cellier Blumenthal

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  • Cover of: Bibliographia antiqua: philosophia naturalis. Supplement.

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  • Cover of: Man, the maker: a history of technology and engineering.

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  • Cover of: A history of science and technology, nature obeyed and conquered

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  • Cover of: More studies in early petroleum history, 1860-1880

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  • Cover of: Bibliographia antiqua: philosophia naturalis : supplement I, 1940-1950

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  • Cover of: Bibliographia antiqua: philosophia naturalis : supplement II, 1950-1960

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Born 21 April 1900
Died 13 January 1973

Subjects

History, Ancient Science, Bibliography, Industrial arts, Primitive Industries, Technology, Petroleum, Mineral industries, Science, Technology and civilization, Archaeology, Distillation, Histoire, Science, Ancient, Industries, Primitive, Métiers, Roads, Technologie, 50.11 history of technology, Archéologie, Bibliographie, Biography, Bitumen, Copper mines and mining, Cosmetics

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Greece, Israel, Netherlands, Timna Site (Israel)

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Martinus Van Marum (1750?-1830), Simon Stevin

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Alternative names

  • Robert Jacobus Forbes
  • Robert James Forbes
  • R. J. Forbes
  • Robert James Forbes

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April 3, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris Fix punctuation to separate AKAs
April 3, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
August 7, 2022 Edited by MARC Bot remove spaces from ISNI
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