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Thallium, Crookes, and Lamy Rediscovery of the Elements Thallium, Crookes, and Lamy With the development of spectroscopic analysis by Bunsen and Kirchhoff and U U their discovery of cesium and rubidium (1860-1861)," the hunt was on for more x& element discoveries using this new tool. Almost immediately, thallium was n independently discovered by William Crookes (1832-1919) and Claude-Auguste Lamy (1820-1878) (Figure 1). At an early age Crookes developed a passion The Role of the Independent Editor. for photography, a hobby he pursued in his Modern research journals, such as The Journalof Brook Green home laboratory built for him by the American Chemical Society, utilize a formal his parents in 1851 (Figure 2). Here he devel- protocol of submission and peer review. In ear- oped new photographic techniques which lier years, however, it was common for a journal James L. Ma snai, baa Eta 1971, and required a wide broadening of his chemical to be owned and/or managed by an indepen- Virginia R. Marshall, Beta Eta 2003, knowledge. Blending his expertise in photogra- dent editor free to pontificate on various mat- Department of Chemistry, University of phy and chemistry, he designed instrumenta- ters. Often a journal would be more easily rec- North Texas, Denton, TX 76203-5070,- tion and devised techniques in the spectroscop- ognized by the editor's name, e.g., "Gilbert's ic examination of chemical substances. Hence, Annalen" (Annalen der Physik) or "Liebig's [email protected] by the time Bunsen discovered cesium spectro- Annalen" (Annalen der Chemie). For example, scopically in 1860, Crookes had already the editor Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert (1769-1824) Crookes, the "Commercial Scientist."' launched his own search for new elements. would editorialize on on the significance of Crookes was an entrepreneur and scientific When his old mentor Hofmann needed a spec- D6bereiner's Triads' (precursor to the Periodic journalist with research achievements in chem- troscope in 1861 for a demonstration lecture on Table"), or he would suggest alternate possible istry, physics, and photography. His many Bunsen and Kirchhoff at the new South names for Stromeyer's new element isolated inventions included the Crookes tube, the Kensington Museum, he turned to Crookes for from zinc"-not only "Kadmium," but also radiometer, and the spinthariscope (Note 1), the only high quality instrument equal to the "Junonium" and "Melinium." Berzelius in his and he was awarded Fellowship of the Royal task in the entire British Isles. Jahres-Berichtuber die Fortschritteder Chemie und Society (1863), knighthood (1897), the Davy Medal (1888), and the Order of Merit (1910). William Crookes was born to Joseph (1792-1884) and Mary ne6 Scott (1806-1884) Crookes; Joseph was a well-to-do tailor with a home and shop on Regents Street on the west end of London with its prospering gentry ~ (Figure 2). Soon the family would move west- ward with expanding London. William's schooling was gained at the new Royal College of Chemistry (Figure 3), founded in 1845 by Prince Albert (consort of Queen Victoria) who was keen on promoting the technology base of Great Britain.' Using the German model, Albert invited August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818-1892) from the group of Justus von Liebig (University of Giessen). At the Royal College Crookes researched selenocyanides (- Figure 1. Claude-Auguste Lamy (left) and William Crookes (middle) are shown when thallium was discov- SeCN compounds) using material procured by ered and characterized(early 1860s). Crookes lived well into his eighties and his elderly portraits(right) Hofmann from the Harz Mountains of with his classic waxed mustache and goatee, at the apex of his career, are more familiar in the biographical Germany.' literature.Lamy did not live so long after the thallium work, and is only known by this portrait.' 62 THE HEXAGON/WINTER 2011 Crookes*an Mornington -London Kensington ry Regent _ Court Gardens' Hyde Park Brook Green \ ucki ngham, / ~alace, Big Ben " - M useum er ame figur 3. jila oyal Coilege of Chemistry at 299 Oxford Street, where William Crookes was trained in chemistry and published his first paper on selenocyanides. Today this site is occupied by a men's apparel store. By 1872 the institution had moved to New Kensington (200 meters west of the Figure 2. Sites pertainingto William Crookes in London (asteriskdenotes edifice no longer exists). 0 present Science Museum) and by 1907 had Father's tailor shop, * Crookes' birthplace, 143 Regent St.-N51 30.68 W00 08.35. evolved to the 0 0 modern Imperial College (N51 Family home* 1846-1856 in Brook Green (Masborough House)-N51* 29.72 WO 13.03. 29.86 WO0 10.66), where the original dedication 0 0 Royal College of Chemistry, founded 1845, 16 Hanover Square (N51 30.86 WO 08.67); then (in stone laid by Prince Albert in 1846 is on display. 1848) 299 Oxford Street* where Crookes attended-N510 30.89 WO0 08.69. Crookes' home* 1857-1879, 20 Mornington Road 1857-1878, discovered thallium and performed deposits. In his following publication he cate- 0 0 spiritualismexperiments here-N51 32.08 WO 08.58. gorized his new element as a "metalloid," and 0 0 Crookes' home 1880-1919, 7 Kensington Park Gardens, Notting Hill-N51 30.69 WO 12.16. he named it "thallium" ("thallos," Greek for Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, wealthy repository of Crookes'exhibits- "green budding twig"). N51' 29.86 WO0 10.44. Crookes was a nieticulous observer, careful Publishinghouses of William Crookes. Wine Office Court, site of Crookes' periodicalChemical News not to confuse stray lines with new elements. 1861-1867 (there were also several other sites in the general locality during the life of the journal)-N51 He had previously corrected others who had 0 30.86 WOO 06.43. "discovered"new elements- for example, John NOT SHOWN: F. W. Herschel (1792-1871; son of William Home at 15 Stanley St. [now Ovington St.] in Brompton (0.7 km east of Science Museum), residence in Herschel 1738-1822, discoverer of the planet 0 0 1856 with new bride Ellen Humphrey (1836-1916) before moving to Mornington Road-N51 29.73 WO Uranus) in his naive exuberance originally 09.90. interpreted the manifold spectral lines now Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle St. (300 meters southwest of Regent Street), exhibits on Crookes and other appearing in modern spectroscopes as new ele- 0 0 scientists-N51 30.58 WO 08.55. ments-which he named junonium, vestium, neptunium, asataeum, and hebeium-until Mineralogie" coined the term "catalyst" for his years past his death (Figures 4,5). In this jour- more careful study showed the lines belonged concept of a special agent in plants, anticipating nal Crookes emphasized commercial chemistry to known elements." In Crookes' study of thal- enzymes by almost half a century. The but did not hesitate to venture into many areas lium," he cautiously precluded all other possi- announcement in the Western World of the of pure research. And it was in this medium bilities by both spectroscopic and chemical spurious "vestium" by Sniadecki" and its rejec- that he announced his own discovery of thalli- means, in all 55 other known metals and met- tion by the French Science Academy was made um, the "first element discovered by an alloids, as well as the gases and carbon.' by Jean-Claude de La Mdtherie (1743-1817) in Englishman since [Sir Humphry] Davy's dis- his private Journal de physique, de chimie, d'his- covery of the alkali metals."" The Surprise at the International Exhibi- toire naturelle et des arts. In The HEXAGON tion of 1862. Eager to introduce his new ele- "Discovery" series we have seen back-and- The Discovery of Thallium. Crookes was ment at the 1862 International Exhibition at forth discussions of Hevesy and Coster's hafni- caught up in the race to "discover a new ele- Hyde Park in London, Crookes received a rude um and Urbain's celtium,"" Soddy's transmu- ment before they ran out."'" Returning to the shock-another scientist, a Frenchman tating elements,"' Rutherford's atom,"1 and Harz Mountains sample previously used in his Claude-Auguste Lamy (1820-1878), a professor Moseley's atomic numbers," all discussed in selenocyanide studies, Crookes subjected it to of the Universitd de Lille (northeast France), Nature, the journal founded in 1869 by Joseph spectral analysis. His observation filled him was bringing his own exhibit of thallium. Norman Lockyer (1836-1920); co-discoverer of with excitement: "Suddenly a green flash Lamy" was born in Ney, in the Jura region of solar helium. And lastly there was William appeared before my eyes!" (Figures 6,7) He southeast France. He was the son of Desire Crookes, who after two years as editor of vari- surmised that the element was of the "sulfur (1782-1865) and Rosalie nee Melet ous photographic journals, in 1859 founded family,"' because sulfur, selenium, and telluri- (1796-1853) Lamy; Ddsir6 was a career officer Chemical News which lasted for 73 years, 13 um were known to occur together in ore in the major battles of Napoleon I. Claude- WINTER 2011 /THE HEXAGON 63 ILIL t f igmre 4. Wine Ufpce Court, the site of Crookes Chemical News publishing houses 18o1-1807, retains the I lgure ). \c Old (hcShire checsc is iipub with Georgian atmosphere of earlier times. Samuel Johnson, who wrote the first comprehensive dictionaryof the a rich heritage of Tutor windows, oak panels, and English language, lived here 1748-1759. The name of the court is derived from the Excise Office that exist- sawdust-coveredfloors, datingfrom 1667, rebuilt ed here until 1665. It presently holds Ye Old Cheshire Cheese (see next figure). in that year because of the great London fire of 1666.
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