Sarah Dry is a writer and historian of science who has written widely on topics ranging from Victorian fishermen and risk; epidemics and surveillance; the history of meteorology, oceanography and climate; and the surprisingly tortuous story of Isaac Newton’s private papers. She studied at Harvard College, Imperial College London, and the University of Cambridge, where she received a PhD in the history of science and was a Gates scholar.

She has been a trustee of the The Oxford Trust and of the Science Museum Group, where she chaired the Collections and Research Subcommittee.

She participates in academic research collaborations, most recently with colleagues on the Making Climate History (2019-2024) project at the University of Cambridge.