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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Dutch chemist and historian (1900–1973)

Born	21 April 1900
Died	13 January 1973

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Studies in ancient technology

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A history of science and technology

by R. J. Forbes First published in 1963 — 5 editions

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A Short History of the Art of Distillation: From the beginnings up to the death of Cellier Blumenthal.

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Bibliographia antiqua: philosophia naturalis. Supplement.

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

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Notes on the history of ancient roads and their construction

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A short history of the art of distillation: from the beginnings up to the death of Cellier Blumenthal.

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Studies in ancient technology: vol. 3

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The conquest of nature: technology and its consequences

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Bergbau, Steinbruchtätigkeit und Hüttenwesen.

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Bitumen and petroleum in antiquity.

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The Conquest of Nature: Technology and Its Consequences

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Dynamics at Si-Al and SiOd︠2r︠-Al interfaces of silicon semiconductor devices.

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La technique et l'énergie au cours des siècles: conférence faite au Palais de la décourverte le 2 juin 1956.

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Metallurgy in antiquity: a notebook for archaeologists and technologists.

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More studies in early petroleum history, 1860-1880.

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Wetenschap en techniek in de oudheid

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Dutch chemist and historian (1900–1973)

Born	21 April 1900
Died	13 January 1973

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OLID: OL126607A
ISNI: 0000000121407983
Library of Congress Names: n50024802
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): UMCV032541
VIAF: 78774520
Wikidata: Q2023905
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