Martin J. S. Rudwick

Martin J. S. Rudwick
Born
Martin John Spencer Rudwick

26 March 1932
London, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Geologist, historian, academic
AwardsVladimir V. Tikhomirov History of Geology Award (2016)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Cambridge

Martin John Spencer Rudwick (born 1932) is a British geologist, historian, and academic.[1][2][3] Rudwick is an emeritus professor of History at the University of California, San Diego and an affiliated research scholar at Cambridge University's Department of History and Philosophy of Science. His principal field of study is the history of the earth sciences; his work has been described as the "definitive histories of the pre-Darwinian earth sciences".[4] Rudwick was an early scholar to critique the conflict thesis regarding religion and science.

  1. ^ Cambridge University (7 December 2004). "HPS: Martin Rudwick". Archived from the original on 14 July 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2007.
  2. ^ University of California, San Diego. "People". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2007.
  3. ^ History of Science Society. "History of Science Society - The Society". Archived from the original on 12 November 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
  4. ^ Paul Voosen, "Historians of Science Seek Accommodation with Their Subject", Chronicle of Higher Education, May 27, 2014.