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Bernard Lightman | |
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| Born | April 30, 1950 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | Brandeis University |
| Known for | The Tyndall Project, Isis (journal) |
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| Institutions | York University |
Bernard Vise Lightman, FRSC (born April 30, 1950) is a Canadian historian, and professor of humanities and science and technology studies at York University, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He specializes in the relationship between Victorian science and unbelief, the role of women in science, and the popularization of science.
Lightman is known for his work as the editor of the journal Isis[1] (2004 to present) as well as his role in the Tyndall project, an effort to make available the life and letters of the nineteenth-century scientist John Tyndall.[2][3] Lightman has received several awards and honours. For example, on November 26, 2011, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[4] and on December 4, 2010, he was elected a Corresponding Member of the International Academy of the History of Science.[5]
- ^ "Isis | Vol 112, No 3".
- ^ "The History of Science Society | Newsletter". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "The John Tyndall Correspondence Project". Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
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