David Edgerton (historian)

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David Edgerton FBA (born 16 April 1959) is an English historian and educator. He was educated at St John's College, Oxford, and Imperial College London. After teaching the economics of science and technology and the history of science and technology at the University of Manchester, he became the founding director of the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine at Imperial College, London, and Hans Rausing Professor. He has held a Major Research Fellowship (2006–2009) from the Leverhulme Trust. In 2013, he led the move of the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine to the Department of History of King's College London. Edgerton's books include Warfare State: Britain 1920–1970 (Cambridge, 2005) and The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History since 1900 (Profile, 2006). [1] Edgerton was elected a fellow of the British Academy in 2021. [2]

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David Edgerton has published articles and several books, including:

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  1. Sutherland, John (1 August 2006). "The ideas interview: David Edgerton". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  2. "Professor David Edgerton FBA", The British Academy . Retrieved 4 August 2021.