Marie Boas Hall | |
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| Born | Marie Boas October 18, 1919 |
| Died | February 23, 2009 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | Radcliffe College, AB, chemistry, 1940; Cornell University, PhD, 1949 |
| Occupation | Historian of science |
| Employer(s) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brandeis University, University of California, Los Angeles, Indiana University, Imperial College London |
| Spouse | Alfred Rupert Hall |
| Relatives | Older brother, mathematician Ralph P. Boas Jr. |
| Awards | George Sarton Medal, Fellow of the British Academy, American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
Marie Boas Hall FBA (October 18, 1919 – February 23, 2009) was an American historian of science and is considered one of the postwar period pioneers of the study of the Scientific Revolution during the 16th and 17th centuries.[1]