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Alexander Findlay
1874–1966
A Scottish chemist and gifted science writer, he helped make chemistry feel practical, modern, and connected to everyday life. His books introduced generations of students and general readers to the subject with unusual clarity.
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The Phase Rule and Its Applications
by Alexander Findlay
About the author
Born in Johnshaven, Kincardineshire, in 1874, he was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and later built an academic career in chemistry that took him from the University of Birmingham to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and then to the University of Aberdeen, where he became professor of chemistry in 1919.
He was especially well known as an author and teacher. Among the books reliably associated with him are Practical Physical Chemistry, The Phase Rule and its Applications, Chemistry in the Service of Man, and A Hundred Years of Chemistry. His writing had a reputation for being clear and wide-ranging, helping students as well as general readers engage with chemical science.
Findlay died on September 14, 1966, aged 92. The sources found here confirm his long career as a British chemist and professor, but I did not find a clearly usable embedded portrait image from a reliable page, so no profile image is included.