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James Poskett

Historian of Science and Technology

I am Reader in the History of Science and Technology at the University of Warwick.

Before joining Warwick, I completed my PhD at the University of Cambridge and held the Adrian Research Fellowship at Darwin College, Cambridge.

My research engages broadly with the global history of science and technology, from the early modern period to the present day.


I write regularly for national newspapers, websites and magazines, as well as appearing on broadcast media.

My latest book, Horizons: A Global History of Science, was published by Penguin (UK) and HarperCollins (USA) in 2022.

Horizons has been translated into French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, Greek, Chinese, and Korean.


My first book, Materials of the Mind, was published by the University of Chicago Press in 2019.