Jim Bennett (historian)
Jim Bennett | |
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Bennett on his retirement in 2012 | |
| Born | 2 April 1947 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 28 October 2023 (aged 76) Oxford, England |
| Other names | James Arthur Bennett |
| Occupation | Museum curator |
| Years active | 20th–21st century |
| Known for | Director of history of science museums in Cambridge and Oxford |
| Awards | Paul Bunge Prize, German Chemical Society (2001); PhysicsEstoire Prize, European Physical Society (2018); George Sarton Medal, History of Science Society (2020); Agnes Mary Clerke Medal, Royal Astronomical Society (2023) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Grosvenor High School (Belfast) |
| Alma mater | Clare College, University of Cambridge |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Historian of science |
| Sub-discipline | History of scientific instruments and astronomy |
| Institutions | Whipple Museum of the History of Science (Cambridge) Museum of the History of Science, (Oxford) |
| Main interests | 16–18th century scientific instruments and astronomy |
| Notable works | London's Leonardo: The Life and Work of Robert Hooke (2003); The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science (2003) |
James Arthur Bennett, FSA, FRAS (2 April 1947 – 28 October 2023) was a British museum curator and historian of science. Bennett's interests lay in the history of practical mathematics from the 16th century to the 18th century, scientific instruments and astronomy.