Kostas Gavroglu

Kostas Gavroglu was born in Istanbul. He received his bachelor degree in theoretical physics from Lancaster University, completed the Part III Mathematical Tripos in Cambridge University at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, and received his doctorate from the Department of Physics, at Imperial College, University of London. Since 1994 he is professor of history of science at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Athens.

His research fields are the history of physical chemistry, the history of quantum chemistry, the history of artificial cold as well as issues related with the appropriation of the scientific ideas and practices by the European periphery from the 18th century.

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