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.
Call for Papers: CHEMISTRY IN EUROPE
The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry invites contributions for a one-day workshop to be held at the Maison Française in Oxford on Saturday 30 September, 2017, on the theme of “Chemistry in Europe”. Abstracts of no more than 300 words for presentations lasting twenty-five minutes should be sent to the organizer, Dr. Simon Werrett, at the following email address:
The programme of the 11th International Conference on the History of Chemistry is now available on the conference website:
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
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
