John Howard Appleton
Not an artist, but a chemist.
John Howard Appleton was an American chemist. Appleton was born in Portland, Maine, February 3, 1844. He was graduated at Brown University with bachelor of philosophy degree in 1863, the following year became instructor in chemistry there, and in 1868 was elected professor of chemistry and applied arts which he held till his mandatory retirement at the age of 70 in 1914. He was State Sealer of Weights and Measures and also chemist for the State Board of Agriculture. He was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and was named an honorary member of the American Institute of Chemistry in 1928. He died in Providence, Rhode Island on February 18, 1930. Appleton wrote 12 books on chemistry. They include “The Young Chemist” (Philadelphia, 1878); “Qualitative Analysis” (1878); “Quantitative Analysis” (1881); and “Chemistry of Non-Metals” (Providence, 1884).
Artworks by this artist
- A chemist’s work bench 1884
- Arctic explorers employing dynamite to open a channel through the ice 1884
- View in gas-works： drawing coke from the retorts 1884
- Sketch Illustrating the Process of Refining Sulfur 1884
- Excavations carried on at night by aid of electric light 1884
- Machinery for Filling Bottles with Artificial Mineral Waters 1884
- Photographer at work in a room lighted through a window of red glass 1884
- Torpedo Boat Attacking a Large War Vessel 1884
- Section of Chambers for Manufacture of Sulfuric Acid 1884
- Section to show the processes of the manufacture of illuminating gas 1884
- Microscopic dispatches, received in Paris by carrier pigeons, enlarged by the magic lantern 1884
- Representation of the old method of bleaching cotton and linen goods on lawns 1884
- Diamond washing in Brazil 1884
- Display of Fireworks on the Seine, Paris 1884