霍勒斯-弗里兰-贾德森 科学史学家

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Horace Freeland Judson
Historian of Science | Class of 1987
Title
Historian of Science
Location
Baltimore, Maryland
Age
56 at time of award
Deceased
May 6, 2011
Area of Focus
History of Science and Technology
Published July 1, 1987
ABUT HORACE'S WORK
Horace Freeland Judson was a science journalist, a critic, and a historian noted for his grasp of the developments of recent science and his ability to convey them lucidly.

His books: The Eighth Day of Creation (1979, expanded ed., 1996), a history of the chief discoveries of molecular biology, and The Search for Solutions (1980), an introduction to the art of scientific discovery, were appreciated by general readers and scientists alike.  Judson worked as a book critic, and then as an arts and science correspondent in London and Paris for Time magazine (1963-72), and published as a freelance writer.

BIOGRAPHY
Judson was the retired director of the Center for the History of Recent Science at George Washington University, where he also served as a research professor of history.  Prior to these positions, he was a senior research scholar at Stanford University and the Henry R. Luce Professor of Science and Writing at the Johns Hopkins University.

Judson received a B.A. (1948) from the University of Chicago and did graduate work there and at Columbia University.

Last updated January 1, 2005.



霍勒斯-弗里兰-贾德森
科学史学家 | 1987级
职称
科学史学家
工作地点
马里兰州巴尔的摩
年龄
获奖时56岁
已逝世
2011年5月6日
关注领域
科学和技术史
发表于1987年7月1日
关于霍勒斯的工作
霍勒斯-弗里兰-贾德森是一位科学记者、评论家和历史学家，因其对近代科学发展的把握和清晰的表达能力而闻名。

他的著作有 创造的第八天》（1979年，扩大版，1996年）是一部关于分子生物学主要发现的历史，《寻找解决方案》（1980年）是一部关于科学发现艺术的介绍，受到普通读者和科学家的赞赏。 贾德森曾担任书评人，然后在伦敦和巴黎担任《时代》杂志的艺术和科学记者（1963-72年），并作为自由撰稿人出版。

个人简历
贾德森是乔治-华盛顿大学近代科学史中心的退休主任，他还担任过该大学的历史研究教授。 在担任这些职务之前，他是斯坦福大学的高级研究学者和约翰霍普金斯大学的亨利-R-卢斯科学和写作教授。

贾德森获得了芝加哥大学的学士学位（1948年），并在那里和哥伦比亚大学完成了研究生课程。

最后更新于2005年1月1日。