James Crowther

James Gerald Crowther (26 September 1899, Halifax–1983) was one of the founders of science journalism. He was appointed the scientific correspondent of The Manchester Guardian in 1928.^[1]

James was the second child of James Crowther, the principal of a technical school, and his wife, Alice, (née Ainscow).^[2] He was appointed a commissioning editor for Oxford University Press by Humphrey Sumner Milford.^[1]

References

1 2 Gristock, J (31 December 2013). "J.G. Crowther, Kuhn and systems of mediation: An examination of the science-journalism-innovation relationship". Public Understanding of Science. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
↑ Gregory, Jane (2006). "Crowther, James Gerald (1899–1983), science journalist and administrator". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/94975. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

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[Gristock-1] 1 2 Gristock, J (31 December 2013). "J.G. Crowther, Kuhn and systems of mediation: An examination of the science-journalism-innovation relationship". Public Understanding of Science. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

[ODNB-2] Gregory, Jane (2006). "Crowther, James Gerald (1899–1983), science journalist and administrator". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/94975. Retrieved 16 June 2018.