History of Science
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History of Science is devoted to the history of science, medicine and technology from earliest times to the present day.
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#homefront article of the week: Patricia Fara uncovers the #WWI role of marginalized women working with deadly chemicals in UK munitions factories. Some dubbed them “canaries,” as their hair could turn green & their skin yellow. @historsci Cambridge HPS doi.org/10.1177/007327…
Trifecta achieved! After our Dec issue & Isis focus section on science and labor comes the March issue of LABOR read.dukeupress.edu/labor/issue/21…. Read & teach it. History of Science The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) Science History Institute British Society for the History of Science Consortium #HistSTM
Don't want to wait months for high-quality #histsci ? Check out Edwin Rose's (2017-18 & 2022-23 LHL Fellow) article on George Darwin and the relationship b/w lectures & book publishing in the Mar. 2023 issue of History of Science!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…) [3/11]
#scicomm #BookHistory
The March issue of HISTORY OF SCIENCE is out. Topics include early modern herbaria, 'electic earthquakes', Chinese white wax, the politics of invention, 'public' science, and cosmology on the Mount Wilson trail. History of Science British Society for the History of Science The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT)
journals.sagepub.com/toc/hosa/62/1
Interested in applying for a Linda Hall Library fellowship?
Join me & • Toni Bettasso • for an online info session next Friday (Dec. 8). We'll discuss the application process & strategies to strengthen your proposal.
Register here: lindahall.org/research/linda…
#histSTM #histsci #speccolls
Lissa Roberts, Seth Rockman & Alix Hui kick off our special issue on 'science and/as labor' with an important (open access) overview of our theme's past, present & future: perfect for teaching! History of Science British Society for the History of Science The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT)
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
Defining science as work & linking it to other forms of labor puts the politics back in its history. For details see our Dec. special issue, co-edited by Lissa Roberts, Seth Rockman & Alix Hui. History of Science British Society for the History of Science The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) journals.sagepub.com/toc/HOS/current
Our June issue is out! First a roundtable on science in Islamicate societies that should be required reading. Articles on Galileo's rhetoric; life, lungs, and labor on 18th c. ships; affective relations in scientific production; Romanian science 1910-30. journals.sagepub.com/toc/hosa/61/2?…
You won't want to miss this exciting special issue: 'From Hansa to Lufthansa: Transportation Technologies and the Mobility of Knowledge,' guest-edited by Daniel Margócsy and Mary A Brazelton . And almost all of it is open access! journals.sagepub.com/toc/hosa/61/1?…
Don't miss our new issue w/ Steven Shapin's brilliant political history of hard&soft science + a special section on science popularisation in fascist Spain. History of Science British Society for the History of Science The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) The Society for Social Studies of Science journals.sagepub.com/toc/HOS/curren…..
As the new academic year begins, a special thanks to colleagues who continue to take their time to review manuscripts for us. It's also a great time to submit your new work for publication! History of Science British Society for the History of Science The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT)
What a great conference we had #SciHistoryOrg . Now it's on to the publication. Look out for our big special issue in Dec. 2023. sciencehistory.org/gordon-cain-co…
Hot off the press! Our June special issue 'Cultures of Scientific Publishing.' guest edited by Bettina Dietz,articles by @geofbil, Jenny Beckman, charu singh & Aileen Fyfe @aileenfyfe.bsky.social. History of Science The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) British Society for the History of Science journals.sagepub.com/toc/hosa/60/2
You have just one week left to submit a proposal for this milestone conference at Science History Institute tackling the intersection of #LaborHistory and #sts . Details: sciencehistory.org/gordon-cain-co… Isis Journal History of Science British Society for the History of Science The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) Max Planck Institute for the History of Science