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The Circulation of Invention: Roger Bacon’s Theory of Technology in Early Modern Europe
According to Roger Bacon (b. 1214/1220, d. ca. 1292), a more complete understanding of natural laws and the properties of things would foster wonderfu
Iberian Engineering and History of Science during the Cold War: Ruptures and Continuities between Fascist and Democratic Regimes
In a special issue of Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences published in 2010, Tiago Saraiva and Norton Wise pointed out the need of addressing t
Darwin and the "Natural" Science of Emotions
The aim of this project is to examine the methods and techniques that were developed by Darwin to turn feelings from widely different domains into obj
Experiencing the Global Environment
Viewing the earth from a spaceship—or looking at the pictures taken from one—the observer can visualize the wholeness of our planet as well as the int
Workshop
Author's Workshop, August 2-4, 2016
Public Workshop, Feb 4-6, 2016
The Strait in the Cold War
The movie Das Boot followed the fictional German submarine U-96 as its captain tried to sail from the Atlantic into the Mediterranean to assist in the
Data That Travel: Climates between Africa, Europe, and the Globe
"Data That Travel: Climates Between Africa and Europe" examines the conditions of climatological data collection efforts in colonial Africa and the pr
Embodying Color: How Color is Made, Mobilized, and Owned in Traditional Craft Practice in South India
Craft producers in India stand in the shadow of deep divisions: rich/poor, urban/rural, modern/traditional, Brahmin/Dalit, educated scientist/illitera
Tuning the World: Aesthetics, Acoustics, Industry, and Global Politics (1834–1939)
Now commonly adopted as the point of reference for musicians in the Western world, A 440hz only became the standard pitch during an international
The Relations between the Epistemic Virtues of Impartiality and Objectivity in French Nineteenth-Century Historiography
The starting point of this research project is the recent work on the role of epistemic virtues in science practices and the formation of scientific o
Exploring the Origins of Earth System Science
Earth System Science (ESS) underpins our contemporary collective and scientific representation of the Earth. It is grounded in the institutional work