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Graeme Gooday is a Professor of History of Science & Technology at the University of Leeds, based in the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science. He joined the university in 1994 after postdoctoral work at Kent and Oxford. His expertise spans the history of electrical technology (1850–1930), gender and technology, hearing loss, and the philosophy of technology. He has led major AHRC projects on topics like patent cultures, World War I telecommunications, and women in engineering. Gooday has been recognized with awards from the British Society for History of Science, the Higher Education Academy, and the University of Leeds.
Educational Background:
- BA (Natural Sciences), University of Cambridge
- PhD, University of Kent
Research Interests: Gooday’s work explores the cultural history of electrical technologies, including disputes over patenting, hearing loss, and auditory enhancement. He collaborates on projects like Electrifying Women (marking the centenary of the Women’s Engineering Society) and Innovating in Combat (telecommunications in WWI). Recent collaborations include work with Action on Hearing Loss and the Thackray Medical Museum.
Grants & Projects:
- AHRC Owning and Disowning Invention (2007–2010)
- AHRC Innovating in Combat (2013–2017)
- AHRC Electrifying the Country House (2016–2017)
- AHRC Electrifying Women (2019–2020)
Labs/Teams: Director of Impact in his school, affiliated with the Centre for HPS. Supervises a cohort of postgraduate researchers exploring histories of technology, gender, and science.
