{"title":"J.J. Connington","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW32248144 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW32248144 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW32248144 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32248144 BCX0\"\u003eJ.J. Connington is a pen name for Alfred Walter Stewart. He was a Scottish academic and novelist whose career consisted of both science and literature. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1880. He was a Professor of Chemistry at Queen’s University in Belfast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW32248144 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":360}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW32248144 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW32248144 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW32248144 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32248144 BCX0\"\u003eHe produced over twenty detective novels and introduced psychological mysteries with complex plots and puzzles woven into his stories. He created the detective Sir Clinton Driffield, who was a main character in many of his books, including \u003cem\u003eMurder in the Maze\u003c\/em\u003e. He also dabbled in science fiction and is known also for \u003cem\u003eNordenholt’s Million\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32248144 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32248144 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich became a classic. He also published respected chemistry textbooks and was a noted researcher; he is credited with introducing the term \"isobar\" in nuclear chemistry. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW32248144 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":360}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/7939\/8072\/collections\/Connington_J.J_1.jpg?v=1773766715","url":"https:\/\/wordfirepress.com\/collections\/j-j-connington.oembed","provider":"WordFire Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}