Dr James Marshall

Emeritus Faculty
In Memoriam
Professor Emeritus
PhD
James L. Marshall
  • Historical Chemistry
  • Rediscovery of the Elements

Research

Dr. Marshall researches the history of the discovery of the elements. His studies carry him to over 20 countries where he photographs and documents specific sites which he describes in his publications on chemical history.

"Discovery of the Elements," a book covering the history of the discovery of the elements from the ancients to modern times.

"Walking Tour of the Elements," a CD describing all of the elements, a complete collection at UNT, including the minerals of original discovery.

"Rediscovery of the Elements," allowing one to visit all of the discovery sites of the elements.

Dr. Marshall's obituary

Dr. Marshall's rediscovery of the Elements articles:

Agricola

 Aluminum Berzelius Agricola Aluminum
Berzelius Bromine Bunsen and Spectroscopy Columbium and Tantalum Curies
Davy and Alkalies Demarcay and Europium Doebereiner Fluorine Gadolin
Gallium Germanium Hafnium Harz Mts Helium
Iodine Jachymov Karlsruhe Klaproth Lavoisier
Magnesia and Fixed Air Moseley and Atomic Numbers Nickel Niobium and Tantalum Nitrogen
Oliver Sacks, The Periodic Table, and the Stinkspat Paracelsus Periodic Table Phosphoro di Bologna Phosphorus
Platinum Group Priestley Rhenium and Technetium Riddarhyttan Ruthenium
Rutherford and Radon Scheele Soddy and Isotopes Strontium Tellurium
Tellurium II (Hungarian) Thallium The Noble Gases The Rare Earths I The Rare Earths II
The Rare Earths II The Rare Earths II The Rare Earths, III Thorium Thorium
Titanium Travelogue - part 1 Travelogue - part 2 Vanadium I Vanadium II
Vanadium III Vestium Von Welsbach