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 andrew pickering
andrew pickering

andrew pickering is a sociologist , philosopher and historian of science at the university of exeter .
he was a professor of sociology and a director of science and technology studies at the university of illinois at urbana-champaign until 2007 .
he holds a doctorate in physics from the university of london , and a doctorate in science studies from the university of edinburgh .
his book `` constructing quarks : a sociological history of particle physics '' is a classic in the field of the sociology of science .
