Bernard Lightman | |
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| Born | Error: Need valid birth date: year, month, day |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Brandeis University |
| Known for | The Tyndall Project, Editor of Isis |
| Awards | Templeton Science-Religion Course Program Award (1998) SSHRC Strategic Knowledge Cluster Grant (2007) Member of the Royal Society of Canada (2011) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Intellectual History, History of Victorian Society, History of Science |
| 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, 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 Isis (journal) (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. On November 26th 2011, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[1].
