Richard L. Hills

Richard Leslie Hills is an English historian who has written extensively on the history of technology, particularly steam power.[1][2] He founded Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry.

He was born on 1 September 1936 at Lee Green, Middlesex, the second son of Leslie Hills and Margaret Magalen Miller (the youngest daughter of John Ontario Miller).

He currently lives near Hyde in Cheshire. His interests include gardening, walking and vintage cars.

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Education

Career

Bibliography and Other Writings

Dr Hills has written well over one hundred articles in journals such as Newcomen Society Transactions, Manchester Memoirs, Railway Magazine, Railway World, Notes and Records of the Royal Society, Journal of the Textile Institute, Industrial Archaeology, The Quarterly (Journal of the British Association of Paper Historians), International Association of Paper Historians Year Book, Technology and Culture, History of Technology, Museum Association Journal, Snowdon Ranger (Welsh Highland Railway Society), Textile History and the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

He has made contributions to the following and other encyclopedias, etc. Biographical Dictionary of Scientists, Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology, Encyclopedia of the History of Technology, New Dictionary of the National Biography, Oxford Companion to the Book and Reader's Guide to the History of Science.

Offices, Awards and Honors

Dr Hills has held the following positions in the listed societies at various times:

He has been given the following awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "The British Journal for the History of Science". Cambridge Journals. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=2936492. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 
  2. ^ Boyle, Godfrey (8 March 1996). "A plug for the future". Times Higher Education. http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=163455&sectioncode=34. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 
  3. ^ Herbert, Roy (6 November 1993). "Review: Roy Herbert discovers the attraction of steam power and marvels of underground London". New Scientist. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg14018984.300-review-roy-herbert-discovers-the-attraction-of-steam-power-and-marvels-of-underground-london.html. Retrieved 1 December 2010.