01 April, 2014

Historical Highlights - Hugh Torrens

Hugh Torrens is emeritus professor of history of science and technology at Keele University, Newcastle-under-Lyme, England. He studied geology at the universities of Oxford, Leicester and Palermo. He retired in 2000 and in 2012 was received the inaugural Vladimir V. Tikhomirov History of Geology award by the International Union of Geological Sciences.