The why and how of (scientific) biography
Biogaphy is a popular genre with publishers, booksellers and readers. But who ‘deserves’ a biography, and why should anyone read it? Local science writer Georgina Ferry is the author of biographies of the Nobel prizewinning scientists Dorothy Hodgkin and Max Perutz. She will talk about how she researched their lives, using both documentary and oral sources, and how she sought to place their scientific achievements in a broader cultural context for non-specialist readers.
Date:
31 October 2019, 17:30
Venue:
Rewley House, 1-7 Wellington Square OX1 2JA
Venue Details:
Pickstock room
Speaker:
Georgina Ferry (Author)
Organising department:
Department for Continuing Education
Organiser:
Tim Burman (Continuing Education)
Organiser contact email address:
gradschool@conted.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Tim Burman (Continuing Education)
Part of:
Graduate Seminar Programme in the Arts and Humanities
Topics:
Booking required?:
Not required
Booking url:
https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/events/view/arts-and-humanities-seminarthe-why-and-how-of-scientific-biography
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Tim Burman
