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Donnelly, James (1991), Industrial recruitment of chemistry students from English universities a revaluation of its early importance, British Journal of the History of Science 24, 3-20. 

Donnelly, James (1996), Defining the industrial chemist in the United Kingdom, 1850-1921, Journal of Social History 29, 779-796. 

Clinical Pharmacy—A Practical Approach Hughes, J., Donnelly, R., James-Chatgilaou, Eds. Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd. South Yarra, Australia, 1998, ISBN 0 7329 4719 7. 

James, T.C., Campbell, S., Donnelly, D., and Bond, U. 2003. Transcription profile of brewery yeast under fermentation conditions. J. Appl. Microbiol. 94,432-448. 

Brosnan MP, Donnelly D, James TC, Bond U (2000) J Appl Microbiol 88 746... 

See James Donnelly, "Consultants, managers, testing slaves Changing roles for chemists in the British alkali industry, 1850-1920," Technology and culture, 35 (1994), 100-128. 

Collins JF, Donnelly WJ, Grundon MF, James KJ (1974) Biosynthesis of aromatic isoprenoids. Part I. The role of 3-prenylquinolines and of platydesmine in the biosnthesis of the furuquinoline alkaloid, dictamnine. J Chem Soc Perkin Trans 1 2177-2181... 

Finally, on Friday, March 4,1988, John McDermid, Minister of State for Privatization and Regulatory Affairs, formally announced the governments intention to transfer ownership of RCC to the private sector. AECL President James Donnelly met with RCC s employees to break the news to them the same day. In preparation for privatization the government incorporated RCC as a wholly owned subsidiary of AECL on July 1, 1988. It then transferred ownership from AECL to the Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDIC), a holding company it had created to manage assets in preparation for their privatization. When the transfer took effect on September 30, 1988, the reincarnated company also assumed a new name, Nordion International Inc. (the Nordion name will be used hereafter). 

James Donnelly argues that a move into process control and plant management was a key element for the career development of chemists and also that employees in analytical laboratories had an important role to play in the conversion of scientific into technical competence. See J.F. Donnelly, Consultants, managers, testing slaves Changing roles for chemists in the British alkali industry, 1850-1920 , Technology and Culture, 35 (1994), 100-128, esp. pp. 126-127. 

For the role of analytical chemists in the British alkali industry see the contribution of James Donnelly in this volume. 

This is an excellent example of the tension between private and public knowledge, especially at critical moments in the history of a company, discussed further by James Donnelly in this volume. 

JAMES DONNELLY studied chemistry at University College, London, He was awarded a PhD at the University of Leeds with a thesis on the historical relationship between education and the chemical industry. He taught chemistry for some years in schools, and is now Senior Lecturer in Chemical Education in the Centre for Studies in Science and Mathematics Education at the University of Leeds. He has published several articles on the history of industrial chemists and chemical engineers. He also works in the field of science education and is editor of the journal Studies in Science Education, His main historical interest at present is the history of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, jointly with Professor Colin Divall. Address Centre for Studies in Science and Mathematics Education, School of Education, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, Great Britain. 

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