author
Russell Stuart Wright
An early specialist in optics and X-ray work, this turn-of-the-century technical writer helped document the practical science behind projection and imaging. His work sits at the crossroads of Victorian engineering and the birth of modern radiography.
1 Audiobook
Optical Projection. Part 1: The Projection of Lantern Slides
by Lewis Wright, Russell Stuart Wright
About the author
Born in Hornsey in 1876, Russell Stuart Wright was the son of writer and science popularizer Lewis Wright. He was educated at Tollington Park College and King's College London, and began his career in optics, including work with Newton & Co.
After Wilhelm Rontgen's discovery of X-rays in 1895, Wright was associated with some of the earliest X-ray work and later specialized in that field. He was also a member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, reflecting his place within the technical world of late 19th- and early 20th-century applied science.
As an author, he is best known for his contribution to Optical Projection, a practical treatise on the use of the lantern in exhibition and scientific demonstration, written with Lewis Wright. His surviving published work suggests a writer deeply engaged with the instruments, methods, and teaching of visual science rather than literary fame.