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About My Library

Books read and remembered over the past sixty years. Most professional reading, except for books retained over decades, have not been listed here. Most of the books reviewed for professional journals and all of the manuscript reviews for publishers have not been ranked.

About Me

Emeritus Prof of Science, Technology and Society at University of Glasgow.

Research Fellow in History at University of York.

PhD History and Philosophy of Science at University of Leeds.

Research Fellow in Physics at University of Leeds.

Instrument physicist for three firms.

MSc and BSc in experimental physics from Simon Fraser University.

Lived, worked and/or studied in Vancouver; Ottawa; Quebec; Southampton; Hull; Leeds; York; Dumfries; Glasgow.

Research travel across North America and Europe.

Location
Western Canada -- Quebec -- England -- Scotland
Homepage
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sean-Johnston-2