Liba Taub

The stars, the Volcano Etna, the weather – all of them made ancient scientists reflect over nature. Liba Taub is not only interested in the content of scientific discourses, but also wants to find out how debates were lead in ancient times. Liba Taub, who is a Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University, was an Einstein Visiting Fellow at TOPOI, Cluster of Excellence, from 2010 to 2014. During that time, she viewed and analysed ancient scientific works. The results of her work have shed new light on knowledge transfer in ancient times.