Jim Bennett (historian)
James Arthur Bennett, FSA, FRAS (2 April 1947 – 28 October 2023) was a British museum curator and historian of science. Bennett's interests lay in the history of practical mathematics from the 16th century to the 18th century, scientific instruments and astronomy.
Jim Bennett FSA FRAS | |
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Bennett on his retirement in 2012 | |
| Born | 2 April 1947 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 28 October 2023 (aged 76) Oxford, England |
| Other names | James Arthur Bennett |
| Occupation | Museum curator |
| Years active | 20th–21st century |
| Known for | Director of history of science museums in Cambridge and Oxford |
| Awards | Paul Bunge Prize, German Chemical Society (2001); PhysicsEstoire Prize, European Physical Society (2018); George Sarton Medal, History of Science Society (2020); Agnes Mary Clerke Medal, Royal Astronomical Society (2023) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Grosvenor High School (Belfast) |
| Alma mater | Clare College, University of Cambridge |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Historian of science |
| Sub-discipline | History of scientific instruments and astronomy |
| Institutions | Whipple Museum of the History of Science (Cambridge) Museum of the History of Science, (Oxford) |
| Main interests | 16–18th century scientific instruments and astronomy |
| Notable works | London's Leonardo: The Life and Work of Robert Hooke (2003); The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science (2003) |
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