Thomas Fowler

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''Disambiguation: Another Thomas Fowler was a Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1899–1901).

Thomas Fowler (born 1777 in Great Torrington, Devon, England – died March 31 1843) was an English inventor whose most notable invention was the thermosiphon which forms the basis of most modern central heating systems.

Fowler produced the thermosiphon, and patented it in 1828 (British patent number 5711).

Fowler also produced a mechanical ternary calculating machine in 1840. However after his death there was no knowledge of how to work the machine and it was scrapped. (Although it is being rebuilt)

He developed a solution of arsenic trioxide in potassium bicarbonate (1% w/v) that was used empirically for the treatment of a variety of diseases including asthma, chorea, eczema, pemphigus, and psoriasis, anemia, Hodgkin's disease, and leukemia.Waxman S, Anderson KC. History of the development of arsenic derivatives in cancer therapy. Oncologist. 2001;6 Suppl 2:3-10. PMID 11331434

Much of the knowledge of Fowler comes from his son, the Reverend Hugh Fowler, who produced a biography of his father.

See also

• Thermosiphon

References

• [Fowler biography]
• [BBC – Torrington]

External links

• [Thomas Fowler website]
• [The ternary calculating machine of Thomas Fowler]

 

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