Title:
Authors:
William Beinart Professor, University of Oxford
&
Saul Dubow Smuts, Professor of Commonwealth History, University of Cambridge
Published:
The Conversation, 10 February 2022
From the article:
There were many strands in the weaving of this history, some neglected in the focus on race and political power. These include the profound role that science and technology played in shaping South Africa’s history. In our new book, The Scientific Imagination in South Africa, 1700 to the Present, we offer a historical overview of scientific ideas, practices and institutions in South Africa over more than three centuries.