Alfred Smee: Victorian Scientist, Inventor, Gardener and Campaigner

by John Odling-Smee

Alfred Smee (1818-1877) was a doctor, scientist and inventor and also a businessman, campaigner and horticulturalist. His inventions led to his election at age 22 to a Fellowship of the Royal Society. He developed nonfading ink for the Bank of England and better techniques for printing banknotes. Some of his insights into the brain were echoed a century later in computational science.

He was chairman of several companies, campaigned for better...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861518668
• ISBN13: 9781861518668
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Mereo Books
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"