Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften in Cooperation with the Max Delbrück Center
- Jun 10, 2018
- Institute News
- Dept. IResearch Communication and Management
- Teresa HollerbachStephanie Hood
- The Reconstruction of the Sanctorian Chair
On June 9, 2018, around 70 institutes in Berlin and Potsdam opened their doors for the Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften. The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science took part this year in collaboration with the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin-Buch. Members of the public joined to try out our reconstructed Sanctorian balance, and hear our Institute's scholars discuss topics from the history of genetics to medical physics!
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View of the Sanctorian balance from above. Photo Credit: Stephanie Hood, 2018.
The team from the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science recalibrate the balance ready for the next participant. Photo Credit: Stephanie Hood, 2018.
Visitors test out the Sanctorian balance. Photo Credit: Stephanie Hood, 2018.
Teresa Hollerbach, Predoctoral Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, has audience members guessing whether her "fact" about the Sanctorian balance's use in the earliest Weight Watchers group is really a "fake." Photo Credit: Stephanie Hood, 2018.