H-PhysicalSciences provides a communication channel and resource nexus for historians of the physical sciences. Its topical scope covers the physical sciences broadly understood, including but not limited to: physics; chemistry; earth, space, and atmospheric science; astronomy; and materials science. By linking these fields, H-PhysicalSciences encourages active dialogue between scholars studying a diverse range of topics with the goal of galvanizing the community in a way that promotes integration with the larger discipline of history of science.
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11th International Conference on the History of Chemistry, Trondheim/Norway, 2017 : PROGRAMME & REGISTRATION
The programme of the 11th International Conference on the History of Chemistry is now available on the conference website:
Reviewer:
Andrew Fiss
Fiss on Hottinger, 'Inventing the Mathematician: Gender, Race, and Our Cultural Understanding of Mathematics'
Sara N. Hottinger. Inventing the Mathematician: Gender, Race, and Our Cultural Understanding of Mathematics. Albany: SUNY, 2016. 205 pp. $75.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-4384-6009-3.
Reviewed by Andrew Fiss (Michigan Technological University)
Published on H-PhysicalSciences (April, 2017)
Commissioned by Daniel Liu
conference reminder: claiming authority producing standards, 3-4-June 2016
Upcoming conference: "Claiming Authority, Producing Standards: The IAEA and the History of Radiation Protection" 3-4 June 2016, University of Vienna
Venue: University of Vienna, Institute for Philosophy
Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Staircase. II/2.Floor
website:
http://rentetzi.weebly.com/program.html
CALL FOR PAPERS - the 20th International Conference on Conceptual History - cross-posted, with apologies
Deadline for abstracts April 15.
The 20th International Conference on Conceptual History will be hosted at the University of Oslo September 21-23, 2017.