Oxford Centre for the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology
Jim Bennett and John Heilbron as Historians of Science and Intellectual Historians, by Dmitri Levitin
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Astrolabe (inventory No 53558), History of Science Museum
The week between 28 October and 5 November 2023 witnessed the deaths of two giants of the history of science associated with Oxford.
Jim Bennett (1947-2023) served as Director of the History of Science Museum from 1994 to 2012, remaining a vibrant part of the Oxford community after his retirement.
John Heilbron (1934-2023) worked largely at Berkeley, but since the late 1990s spent much of his time in Oxford, becoming a Senior Research Fellow at Worcester College. I was fortunate to know both, and to benefit from their erudition and advice.