James Sumner’s web presence

Hello!

I'm a lecturer in the history of technology at the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of Manchester. On this website, I've collected links and documents relating to my work, mostly in the history of brewing science and the history of computing.

My book, Brewing Science, Technology and Print, 1700-1880, is out now.

Here's a list of things I've published.

If you've found me through the walks, talks and advisory work I've done for science festivals and other events, you might be interested in my public activities page.

A blind thermometer is the title of my fairly-dormant blog. Please note the usual disclaimer about opinions being my own, etc.

Things on other sites

My University of Manchester profile

SIGCIS, the Society for the History of Technology's Special Interest Group on Computers, Information and Society, for which I'm currently the UK organiser

2013 International Congress of History of Science, Technology and Medicine, for which I co-chaired the Local Organising Committee and built the online programme and website

Journals for which I'm on the editorial board: British Journal for the History of Science, Notes and Records: the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science, and Brewery History