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Floris Cohen

Hendrik Floris Cohen (born Haarlem, Netherlands, 1 July 1946) is a historian of science.

Life

Cohen studied history at the University of Leiden, receiving a Ph.D. in 1974. He is a professor in the Comparative History of Science at the University of Utrecht. Cohen is the brother of politician Job Cohen and son of the historian Dolf Cohen.

In 2008, Cohen was awarded the Dutch "Eureka" prize for the best book of the year that makes science accessible to a wide audience.[1]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "The Rise of Modern Science Explained: A Comparative History". Utrecht University. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  2. ^ Gorelik, Gennady (April 6, 2012). "How the Modern Physics was invented in the 17th century, part 1: The Needham Question". Scientific American. Retrieved July 12, 2016.

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