Jack Morrell (historian of science)
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Jack Morrell is a historian of science at the University of Leeds
. Between 1964 and 1994 he was Lecturer and then Reader in History of Science
at the University of Bradford
. He has also been a Visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania
(1970), a Supernumerary Fellow at Brasenose College, Oxford
(1987), and a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow (1995–97). Between 1978 and 1982 he was Vice-President and then President of the British Society for the History of Science. Since 1984 he has been a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
.
He has written five books. He is currently examining the relations between the professionals and amateurs who worked in Yorkshire in the early twentieth century on the geology of the county. His main research interests are
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
. Between 1964 and 1994 he was Lecturer and then Reader in History of Science
History of science
The history of science is the study of the historical development of human understandings of the natural world and the domains of the social sciences....
at the University of Bradford
University of Bradford
The University of Bradford is a British university located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The University received its Royal Charter in 1966, making it the 40th University to be created in Britain, but its origins date back to the early 1800s...
. He has also been a Visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
(1970), a Supernumerary Fellow at Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m...
(1987), and a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow (1995–97). Between 1978 and 1982 he was Vice-President and then President of the British Society for the History of Science. Since 1984 he has been a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Royal Historical Society
The Royal Historical Society was founded in 1868. The premier society in the United Kingdom which promotes and defends the scholarly study of the past, it is based at University College London...
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He has written five books. He is currently examining the relations between the professionals and amateurs who worked in Yorkshire in the early twentieth century on the geology of the county. His main research interests are
- British Science, 1760–c.1939
- History of Scientific Institutions
- History of GeologyHistory of geologyThe history of geology is concerned with the development of the natural science of geology. Geology is the scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the Earth. Throughout the ages geology provides essential theories and data that shape how society conceptualizes the...
Selected publications
- John Phillips and the Business of Victorian Science (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2005).
- 15 articles in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford: OUP, 2004).
- Science at Oxford, 1914–1939: Transforming an Arts University (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1997).
- Science, Culture and Politics in Britain, 1750–1870 (Aldershot: Ashgate, 1997).
- (ed. with A. W. Thackray) Gentlemen of Science: Early Correspondence of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Historical Society, Camden Series, vol. 30 (London: Royal Historical Society, 1984).
- (ed. with I. Inkster) Metropolis and Province: Science in British Culture, 1780–1850 (London: Hutchinson, 1983).
- (with A. W. Thackray) Gentlemen of Science: Early Years of the British Association for the Advancement of ScienceBritish Association for the Advancement of Scienceframe|right|"The BA" logoThe British Association for the Advancement of Science or the British Science Association, formerly known as the BA, is a learned society with the object of promoting science, directing general attention to scientific matters, and facilitating interaction between...
(Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1981).