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Historian of Technology; Curator of Infrastructure & Built Environment at Science Museum; Director & Trustee of National Gas Museum Trust & Newcomen Society; father, biker, motorsport fan & views entirely my own
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Congratulations to the shortlisted authors for the Hughes Prize 2025! Check out these four highly intriguing books from different corners of the history of STEM, all of them perfect reads for non-experts. Accessible to broader audiences, they will take you to unexpected places and times!
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September 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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BSHS Hughes Prize 2025 Winner 🎉
Congratulations to Renée Bergland as the winner of the BSHS Hughes Prize 2025 for "Natural Magic: Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science"

A brilliant book opening 19th-c histSTEM to a broader public📖✨

www.bshs.org.uk/the-winner-o...
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September 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM