Horace Darwin's shop : a history of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company, 1878 to 1968
"This book traces the early years of one of the most famous and best respected instrument companies in the world - the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company, at the forefront of the industry for more than half a century. The book is largely about people, many of them famous engineers and scientists who became closely involved with "Horace's Shop", about the forging of links between industry and university and above all about the ability of one man, Horace Darwin, youngest son of Charles Darwin, to create beauty and elegance in simple, clever design. The account of the early history of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company is presented in two parts: the historical account in Part 1 includes mention of those instruments of particular relevance to the growth of the Company, whilst the second part is devoted to individual instruments and topics deserving more detailed attention. The book will prove of interest to students of the history of instrumentation as well as to readers who may already be familiar with the Company and its products
Print Book, English, ©1987
A. Hilger, Bristol, ©1987