author
Harold W. (Harold Williams) Picton
b. 1867
Best known for writing clear, accessible books on science and public affairs, this English author brought big subjects down to earth for general readers. His best-known work, The Story of Chemistry, helped open the history of science to a wider audience.
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The Better Germany in War Time: Being Some Facts Towards Fellowship
by Harold W. (Harold Williams) Picton
About the author
Born in 1867, Harold W. Picton was an English writer whose published work ranged from science to contemporary social and political questions. Records for The Story of Chemistry identify him as Harold Williams Picton and show the book appearing in 1889 with a preface by the noted chemist Sir Henry Roscoe.
Picton is best remembered today for The Story of Chemistry, an early popular history that aimed to explain the development of chemistry in a readable way for non-specialists. He also wrote The Better Germany in War Time (1918), a book that tried to present a more human and nuanced view of Germany during the First World War.
Basic biographical records online for this author are sparse, but library and authority listings consistently connect the name Harold W. Picton with a birth in 1867. I couldn't confirm a reliable portrait from the sources I found, so no profile image is included.