Talk:William Morrison (chemist)

General comments
Great job with this article. I had a few comments/questions.
 * Is Morrison's hometown/birthplace known other than the whole country of Scotland?
 * No, not known.


 * Which university did Morrison attend?
 * No, not known


 * Do any sources explain why Morrison emigrated to the United States?
 * For whatever reason (not known why) he had a desire to emigrate to America and settled in Des Moines since he had a job there as an assistant watchmaker. Check out McClellan reference (pg 563) in article.


 * What is Dr. Arntz's first name?
 * Lew = furnished

Chemist! He became an inventor by accident as he was trying to prove the value of his storage batteries. It turned out he "invented" a new type of storage battery (patent 464,676) and the practical electric carriage (aka electric car and electric automobile) as a means to prove how powerful his batteries were based on a unit of weight. He was far ahead of others of the day from this standpoint = state-of-the-art battery technology.
 * Should the lede state that he was an "inventor and chemist"?
 * Did Morrison acquire American citizenship? If so, should he be listed as a Scottish-American inventor and chemist?
 * Never did find a reference to this effect. Suspect he may have since he lived in Des Moines and Chicago for a long time.

I know it can be difficult writing articles using old sources. Best, TJMSmith (talk) 11:55, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Replies to your questions. No sources of the many I researched show the answers to the other ones. I not only used Google Books, but used actual hard copy books also, as Michigan has an excellent ILL system and I can get most any book I am interested in (if it shows in WorldCat). --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:18, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I figured you had already included everything that could be found in the existing sources but thought it was worth checking. Great work! TJMSmith (talk) 15:12, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I think the person that invented the electric automobile is significant, especially now-a-days as there has been a recent revival of that idea (i.e. hybrids). That's why I am aiming to make it a Good Article. I have it now as a request at GOCE for a thorough copy edit by a professional. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 15:43, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

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