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Details for Dr Cherry Lewis
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| Name | Dr Cherry Lewis | ||
| Job title | Research Fellow |
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| Department | School of Earth Sciences University of Bristol |
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| Out-of-hours contact details | home07584416364 | ||
| Qualifications | BSc(Bristol), PhD(Open) | ||
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| Membership of professional bodies | Geological Society's History of Geology Group (HOGG) Geological Society of London (GSL) UK representative, International Commission on the History of Geology (INHIGEO) |
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| Keywords | history of geology discovery of radioactivity James Parkinson of Parkinson's disease public understanding of science age of the Earth Arthur Holmes Lord Kelvin geology of Leonardo da Vinci |
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| Areas of expertise | I have an academic background in geology and geochemistry and worked in the exporation side of the oil industry. My interests now lie in the history of geology. I have recently published a popular science book on the history of dating the age of the Earth entitled: 'The Dating Game: One Man's Search for the Age of the Earth'. I am currently writing a book on the medical and geological work of James Parkinson (1755-1824) who gave his name to Parkinson's Disease. |
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| Media experience | 'Expert' historian of geology in the BBC documentary 'The Secret Life of the Mona Lisa' with Alan Yentob. Contributor to Melvyn Bragg's Radio 4 programme 'In Our Time' Woman's Hour interview re 'The Dating Game' Various other radio and newspaper interviews |
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