Background
Price, Derek De Solla was born on January 22, 1922 in London, England. Son of Philip and Fanny Marie (de Solla) Price.
Price, Derek De Solla was born on January 22, 1922 in London, England. Son of Philip and Fanny Marie (de Solla) Price.
Bachelor of Science, University London, 1942, Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy in History of Science, Cambridge (England) University, 1954. Master of Arts, Yale, 1960.
Laboratory assistant, research assistant, lecturer war research South.W. Essex Technology College U. London, 1938-1946.
Commonwealth Fund fellow mathematics physics Princeton, 1946-1947. Lecturer applied mathematics U. Malaya, Singapore, 1947-1950.
Consultant history physics, astronomy Smithsonian Institute, Washington, 1957. Donaldson fellow Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, 1958-1959.
Professor, Avalon professor of history science Yale University, 1960-1983, department chairman history science and medicine, 1960-1964, 74-77.
Consultant National Science Foundation. Chairman United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Working Group Science Policy, 1967-1970. President International Common for Science Policy Studies, 1971-1975.
President International Commission Editor: (with I. Spiegel-Rösing) Science, Technology and Society—A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective, 1977.
Member International Academy History Science, Society History Technology, History Science Society, Society Social Studies Science (founding council.
Married Ellen Hjorth, October 30, 1947. Children: Linda Marie, Jeffrey Phillip, Mark de Solla.