AUTHOR

James Poskett

History | Science & Engineering

James Poskett is a historian of science and technology. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and is currently Associate Professor in the History of Science and Technology at the University of Warwick. James writes broadly about the global history of science and technology, ranging from seventeenth-century physics to twentieth-century biology. His research has taken him across the world, from astronomical observatories in India to natural history museums in Australia. In 2013 James was shortlisted for the BBC New Generation Thinker Award and in 2012 he won the Best Newcomer Prize from the Association of British Science Writers.