David Edgerton (historian)
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Professor David Edgerton was educated at St John's College, Oxford
and Imperial College London
. After teaching the economics of science and technology and the history of science and technology at the University of Manchester
, he became the founding director of the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, where he is now Hans Rausing Professor. He has held a Major Research Fellowship (2006-2009) from the Leverhulme Trust
.
One of Britain’s leading historians, Edgerton has published a number of works over 20 years which challenge conventional analyses of science and technology. Significant among them are Warfare State: Britain 1920-1970 (Cambridge, 2005) and The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History since 1900 (Profile, 2006). He has written for such publications as Prospect, the London Review of Books, Nature, Times Higher Education Supplement, and The Guardian, and has often appeared on television and radio.
St John's College, Oxford
__FORCETOC__St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, one of the larger Oxford colleges with approximately 390 undergraduates, 200 postgraduates and over 100 academic staff. It was founded by Sir Thomas White, a merchant, in 1555, whose heart is buried in the chapel of...
and Imperial College London
Imperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
. After teaching the economics of science and technology and the history of science and technology at the University of Manchester
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
, he became the founding director of the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, where he is now Hans Rausing Professor. He has held a Major Research Fellowship (2006-2009) from the Leverhulme Trust
Leverhulme Trust
The Leverhulme Trust was established in 1925 under the will of the First Viscount Leverhulme, William Hesketh Lever, with the instruction that its resources should be used to support "scholarships for the purposes of research and education."...
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One of Britain’s leading historians, Edgerton has published a number of works over 20 years which challenge conventional analyses of science and technology. Significant among them are Warfare State: Britain 1920-1970 (Cambridge, 2005) and The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History since 1900 (Profile, 2006). He has written for such publications as Prospect, the London Review of Books, Nature, Times Higher Education Supplement, and The Guardian, and has often appeared on television and radio.
Selected publications
David Edgerton has published both articles and several books, including:- Warfare State: Britain 1920-1970 (Cambridge, 2005); ISBN 978-0521672313
- The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History since 1900 (Profile, 2006) ISBN 978-1861973061
- Science, Technology and the British Industrial 'Decline 1870-1970 ISBN 978-0521577786
- England and the Aeroplane: An Essay on a Militant and Technological Nation (Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History) (1991) ISBN 978-0333569214
- Britain's War Machine: Weapons, Resources and Experts in the Second World War (2011) ISBN 978-0713999181