Martin J. S. Rudwick
Martin J. S. Rudwick | |
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| Born | Martin John Spencer Rudwick 26 March 1932 London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Geologist, historian, academic |
| Awards | Vladimir V. Tikhomirov History of Geology Award (2016) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
Martin John Spencer Rudwick (born 1932) is a British geologist, historian, and academic. 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". Rudwick was an early scholar to critique the conflict thesis regarding religion and science.