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Richard Jones

www.softmachines.org
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Professor of Materials Physics and Innovation Policy at the University of Manchester. Nanotechnology, polymer physics, regional economic growth.

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Richard Jones @RichardALJones · May 27, 2023
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Just finished @mjohnharrison’s marvellous new book. Essential reading for all of us who have suffered “the blunt force trauma of having reached the future”.

Book May 25, 2023
Wish I Was Here
by M. John Harrison
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Richard Jones @RichardALJones · May 14, 2023
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A great read from @AtheneDonald, & an important book for anyone who is interested in improving the culture of science, whatever their gender.

Book 2023
Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science
by Athene Donald
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Richard Jones @RichardALJones · Apr 28, 2023
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Feeling quite smug now. They’re great books (though possibly not quite that great)

Book Oct 1, 1986
The Kind Of Motion We Call Heat: A History Of The Kinetic Theory Of Gases In The 19th Century
by Stephen G. Brush
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Richard Jones @RichardALJones · Mar 11, 2023
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A thought-provoking read on the religious origins of idea of progress in the early modern world. Resonated with some themes I touched on in my little 2016 ebook: "Against Transhumanism: the delusion of technological transcendence"

Book May 3, 2022
A Beautiful Ending: The Apocalyptic Imagination and the Making of the Modern World
by John Jeffries Martin
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Richard Jones @RichardALJones · Sep 30, 2022
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It's a great book, crucial for understanding where we are today. Also available as a free PDF download from

Book Jan 20, 2020
Science Policy under Thatcher
by Jon Agar
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