| 1 | Name: | Professor Paolo Galluzzi | |
| Institution: | Istituto e Museo Nazionale di Storia della Scienza, Florence; University of Florence | ||
| Year Elected: | 2002 | ||
| Class: | 4. Humanities | ||
| Subdivision: | 404c | ||
| Residency: | International | ||
| Living? : | Living | ||
| Birth Date: | 1942 | ||
Paolo Galluzzi is a prominent figure in the scientific and cultural life of Italy and a well known collaborator on international projects. He is a teacher-scholar, the author of several books on the science and technology of the Renaissance and other aspects of the history of science in Italy and the creator of widely acclaimed exhibitions that unite period machines with beautifully reconstructed working models. He is a master at designing and using information technology for instruction and research; a member of several commissions to conserve Italy's cultural heritage; and a tireless innovator of ways to interest high-school students and their parents in the history and culture of science and technology. Paolo Galluzzi has directed the Istituto e Museo Nazionale di Storia della Scienza, Florence since 1982 and has been Professor of the History of Science at the University of Florence since 1994. | |||