Hazel Alden Reason
Hazel Alden Reason | |
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| Relatives | Joyce Reason (sister) |
Hazel Alden Reason (April 1901 – 1976) was an English
schoolteacher. She was the author of a popular book for young people on the history of chemistry.[1]
Life and works
Hazel Reason was born in
Congregational minister, who campaigned and wrote on aspects of social justice and poverty in books such as The Social Problem for Christian Citizens (1913), Homes and Housing (1919), and Drink and the Community (1920).[2] Both her parents were university graduates.[citation needed
]
Reason was educated at
History of Science, which she completed in 1936.[3] She was elected a Chemical Society Fellow in the same year.[4]
Hazel Reason remained unmarried. She lived in Guildford with her sister, the writer Joyce Reason, for much of her life.[citation needed]
History of science
Hazel Reason's book on the history of science, The Road to Modern Science, was published in 1936. A second edition appeared in 1940 and a third, revised edition in 1950.[citation needed] Reason commented in the Foreword that her object was to present the story of scientific discovery in a form that would appeal to intelligent boys and girls. She did not approve of the "great scientist approach", preferring that her book should cover "the broad view of scientific discovery."[citation needed]
References
- ISBN 978-1-86094-986-9
- ^ Book details from British Library catalogue: Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ Journal of the Chemical Society, Volume 82, Part 2.
- Proc. Chem. Soc., 1936, p. 7.
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