Brief description
Roderick Home, FAHA AM, is a Science Historian with a particular interest in the History of Physical Sciences from Newton to the 20th Century. Home was a Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Melbourne from 1975 to 2002.Full description
Roderick Home was educated University of Melbourne (BSc), and Indiana University (PhD), Dlitt. He achieved his Physics Master at Haileybury College 1960-64
Home was engaged as an educator at the University of Melbourne in various capacities between 1967 and 2002, becoming a Professor in 1975.
Home has been an editor of "Historical Records of Australian Science" since 1984 and was the Foundation Director of the Australian Science Archives Project 1985-96 and Chairman of its National Advisory Board 1996-.
In June 2010 Home was named a Member of the Order of Australia for his service to education as a scholar and archivist of the history and philosophy of science.
He has published widely in his areas of expertise, the history of Physics in the 18th Century and the history of Australian Science in general.
R.W. Home was born in 1939 and educated at the University of Melbourne and Indiana University, where he gained his Ph.D. On his return to Australia he taught physics at Haileybury College from 1960 to 1964. At the University of Melbourne he became Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science from 1967 to 1970 and later Senior Lecturer. In 1975 Home was appointed foundation Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, retiring in 2003. He is a prolific author of historical and scientific publications and the editor of "Historical Records of Australian Science" since 1984. He is also an Honorary Life Fellow of Museum Victoria, an Honorary Associate of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne and a Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities.
R.W. Home was born in 1939 and educated at the University of Melbourne and Indiana University, where he gained his Ph.D. On his return to Australia he taught physics at Haileybury College from 1960 to 1964. At the University of Melbourne he became Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science from 1967 to 1970 and later Senior Lecturer. In 1975 Home was appointed foundation Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, retiring in 2003. He is a prolific author of historical and scientific publications and the editor of "Historical Records of Australian Science" since 1984. He is also an Honorary Life Fellow of Museum Victoria, an Honorary Associate of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne and a Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities.
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- Handle : 11343/126249
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