BOOKS IN REVIEW (April 13, 1992)

The Professionals: The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, 1892-1992, by A.J.Wilson. Published by the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London, 1992, 348 pages, 25.

This centenary volume covers the origins and development of the Institution’s sections worldwide.

The IMM was formed at a time when the potential for exploration and trade was enormous and this is the story of the engineers who accepted the challenge and established a dominance that continues to this day.

In the words of Sir Alistair Frame, the book is described as “an outstanding work that should command the interest of all mining and metallurgical industries, and, I believe, of a much wider audience.”