The Atomic Theory of Lucretius

by Fleeming Jenkin

"The Atomic Theory of Lucretius" from Fleeming Jenkin. Lecturer, linguist, critic, actor, dramatist and artist (1833-1885).

39 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 24, 2015

About the author

Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin FRS FRSE LLD was Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh, remarkable for his versatility. Known to the world as the inventor of the cable car or telpherage, he was an electrician and cable engineer, economist, lecturer, linguist, critic, actor, dramatist and artist. His descendants include the engineer Charles Frewen Jenkin and through him the Conservative MPs Patrick, Lord Jenkin of Roding and Bernard Jenkin.