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Thomas Turner (metallurgist)

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John Castell Hopkins - 1898 "The present organ of these churches is The Christadelphian, edited by Joseph J. Hadley and Thomas Turner, of Birmingham, England. Another paper published in Glasgow along the same lines is called The Investigator." The statement in this reference is incorrect. The
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Vol.48 Hymn Society of America - 1997 "The importance of these and other teachings through the Christadelphian Hymn Book was underscored thoroughly by Roberts in his Prefaces ... Charles Joseph Caldicott, John J. Hadley, John Hawkins, Herbert H. Horsman, and Thomas Turner;
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Christadelphian magazine was never edited by Hadley or Turner. In this year it passed from Robert Roberts, its founder, to C. C. Walker, his designated successor in the chair, on the death of Roberts in San Francisco.
75:, but in 1902 was chosen as the first Professor of Metallurgy in the newly established University of Birmingham. He retired in 1926 but continued to publish and lecture. 312: 71:, a new science that "was to develop greatly under his guidance during the next forty years." From 1894-1902 he was Director of Technical Instruction to 292: 55:, Birmingham in 1861. He married Christian Smith of Edinburgh in 1887 and had two sons and two daughters. He studied metallurgy at the 40:. The University was created in 1900 and the department founded in 1902. He was instrumental in the early development of the 160:, an instrument invented in 1896 by Thomas Turner to measure the scratch hardness of metallic alloys and other materials. 177: 287: 317: 307: 72: 302: 297: 190: 103: 91: 37: 117:
magazine of the Suffolk Street ecclesia. In this function he was also involved in support of the
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movement and for many years was first assistant editor, with Joseph Hadley, then editor of the
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for testing hardness of metals. He retired in 1926. He was also a leading member of the
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University of Birmingham, The School of Metallurgy and Materials: 'Our history'
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medal awarded in memory of the school's founder. Turner was demonstrator at
191:"Obituary notices: John Charles James, 1920–1952; Thomas Turner, 1861–1951" 122: 202: 157: 41: 68: 33: 223: 36:, 1861–1951) was the first Professor of Metallurgy in Britain, at the 83: 52: 145:
Practical Metallurgy: an introductory course for general students
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His most notable work was seminal research in the influence of
129:. As a hymn writer he contributed to his church's hymnal. 86:. He was a founder member of, and later president of the 269: 313:Fellows of the Royal Institute of Chemistry 188: 293:Academics of the University of Birmingham 20: 94:, and on the Advisory Committee of the 270: 245:Canada: an encyclopedia of the country 189:Brand, J. C. D.; Hanson, D. (1952). 13: 14: 329: 67:from 1883, then 1887 lecturer in 139:The Metallurgy of Iron and Steel 121:in Germany, corresponding with 251: 238: 216: 182: 171: 59:in London, and won the annual 1: 164: 73:Staffordshire County Council 7: 151: 10: 334: 109:Turner was active in the 32:Sc., A.R.S.M., F.R.I.C. ( 132: 104:Iron and Steel Institute 92:Iron and Steel Institute 90:, vice president of the 38:University of Birmingham 26: 25:Thomas Turner, A.R.S.M 288:English metallurgists 98:. He was awarded the 65:Mason Science College 57:Royal School of Mines 24: 318:People from Ladywood 203:10.1039/JR9520005055 16:British metallurgist 308:Bessemer Gold Medal 127:Ludwig von Gerdtell 100:Bessemer Gold Medal 88:Institute of Metals 51:Turner was born in 303:English Christians 96:Imperial Institute 27: 115:Fraternal Visitor 325: 298:Christadelphians 262: 255: 249: 242: 236: 235: 233: 231: 224:"Awards archive" 220: 214: 213: 211: 209: 186: 180: 175: 333: 332: 328: 327: 326: 324: 323: 322: 268: 267: 266: 265: 256: 252: 243: 239: 229: 227: 222: 221: 217: 207: 205: 187: 183: 176: 172: 167: 154: 135: 111:Christadelphian 46:Christadelphian 17: 12: 11: 5: 331: 321: 320: 315: 310: 305: 300: 295: 290: 285: 280: 264: 263: 250: 237: 215: 181: 169: 168: 166: 163: 162: 161: 153: 150: 149: 148: 142: 134: 131: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 330: 319: 316: 314: 311: 309: 306: 304: 301: 299: 296: 294: 291: 289: 286: 284: 281: 279: 276: 275: 273: 259: 254: 246: 241: 225: 219: 204: 200: 197:: 5055–5056. 196: 195:J. Chem. Soc. 192: 185: 179: 174: 170: 159: 156: 155: 146: 143: 140: 137: 136: 130: 128: 124: 120: 116: 112: 107: 105: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 76: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 49: 47: 43: 39: 35: 31: 30:Thomas Turner 23: 19: 257: 253: 244: 240: 228:. Retrieved 218: 206:. Retrieved 194: 184: 173: 144: 138: 123:Albert Maier 118: 114: 108: 77: 50: 29: 28: 18: 283:1951 deaths 278:1861 births 230:9 September 158:Sclerometer 61:De la Beche 42:sclerometer 272:Categories 208:4 December 165:References 69:metallurgy 34:Birmingham 106:in 1925. 84:cast iron 258:The Hymn 152:See also 119:Gemeinde 53:Ladywood 48:church. 102:of the 80:silicon 226:. IOM3 147:(1919) 141:(1895) 133:Works 261:..." 232:2020 210:2011 125:and 199:doi 82:in 274:: 193:. 234:. 212:. 201::

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Birmingham
University of Birmingham
sclerometer
Christadelphian
Ladywood
Royal School of Mines
De la Beche
Mason Science College
metallurgy
Staffordshire County Council
silicon
cast iron
Institute of Metals
Iron and Steel Institute
Imperial Institute
Bessemer Gold Medal
Iron and Steel Institute
Christadelphian
Albert Maier
Ludwig von Gerdtell
Sclerometer
University of Birmingham, The School of Metallurgy and Materials: 'Our history'
"Obituary notices: John Charles James, 1920–1952; Thomas Turner, 1861–1951"
doi
10.1039/JR9520005055
"Awards archive"
Categories
1861 births
1951 deaths

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