Oxford Centre for the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology
Professor Jim Bennett, 1947-2023
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Professor Jim Bennett, Director of the Museum of the History of Science (since renamed the History of Science Museum) from 1994-2012, died on 28 October 2023.
After his retirement in 2012, he actively continued in the field and his contribution to the discipline was recognised by the Sarton Medal, the highest award of the US-based History of Science Society, in 2020.