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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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Dutch chemist and historian

Born 21 April 1900
Died 13 January 1973

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  • Cover of: Bitumen and petroleum in antiquity.

    First published in 1936 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Conquest of Nature: Technology and Its Consequences

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  • Cover of: conquest of nature; technology and its consequences

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

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

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  • Cover of: short history of the art of distillation: from the beginnings up to the death of Cellier Blumenthal

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  • Cover of: Wetenschap en techniek in de oudheid

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  • Cover of: Overwinning door gehoorzaamheid: geschiedenis van natuurwetenschap en techniek

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  • Cover of: Bibliographia antigua: philosophia naturalis.

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  • Cover of: Bibliographia antiqua : philosophia naturalis: Supplement

    First published in 1952 1 edition in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: More studies in early petroleum history, 1860-1880.

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  • Cover of: Studies in early petroleum history

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  • Cover of: Metallurgy in antiquity: a notebook for archaeologists and technologists.

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  • Cover of: The technical development of the Royal Dutch/Shell: 1890-1940

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  • Cover of: Ambacht en wetenschap in het oude Nabije Oosten: rede gehouden ter aanvaarding van het ambt van bijzonder hoogleeraar aan de Universiteit te Amsterdam op 30 Juni 1947

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Dutch chemist and historian

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
Places
Greece, Israel, Netherlands, Timna Site (Israel)
People
Martinus Van Marum (1750?-1830), Simon Stevin

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  • 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
June 22, 2021 Edited by kd5tvi Edited without comment.
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