Science Director, Science Museum, London
Roger Highfield is the science director of the Science Museum Group, visiting professor of public engagement at the Dunn School at the University of Oxford, and the Department of Chemistry at UCL, and a member of the UKRI-Medical Research Council. His latest book is Stephen Hawking: Genius at Work: Explore his Life, Mind, and Science Through the Objects in his Study (2024). He lives in London.
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History of science
His radiant formula
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Roger Highfield
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History of science
A singular scientist
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Roger Highfield