Marie Boas Hall
American historian of science (1919 – 2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marie Boas Hall FBA (October 18, 1919 – February 23, 2009) was a historian of science and is considered one of the postwar period pioneers of the study of the Scientific Revolution during the 16th and 17th centuries.[1]
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Born | Marie Boas (1919-10-18)October 18, 1919 |
Died | February 23, 2009(2009-02-23) (aged 89) |
Alma mater | Radcliffe College, AB, chemistry, 1940; Cornell University, PhD, 1949 |
Occupation | Historian of science |
Employer(s) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brandeis University, University of California, Los Angeles, Indiana University, Imperial College London |
Spouse | Alfred Rupert Hall |
Relatives | Older brother, mathematician Ralph P. Boas, Jr. |
Awards | George Sarton Medal, Fellow of the British Academy, American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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