Patricia Fara

Patricia Fara is a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, where she lectures on the history of science. She is the author of several books on scientific history for general readers, Newton: The Making of Genius (2002) and An Entertainment for Angels: Electricity and Enlightenment (2002), Pandora's Breeches: Women, Science and Power in the Enlightenment , a well-received academic monograph, and numerous articles and reviews for academic and popular publications.