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10 Jahre MZWTG Inhalt 10 Jahre Münchner Zentrum für Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte Berichtsband Verantwortlich: Der Geschäftsführende Vorstand des MZWTG Prof. Dr. Stephan H. Lindner 10 Jahre MZWTG Inhalt INHALT Institut für Geschichte der Medizin und medizinische Soziologie der TU München 51 Graduiertenkolleg »Wechselbeziehungen zwischen VORWORT 1 Naturwissenschaften und Technik« 51 Stipendiaten und Gäste des Münchner Zentrums für Zehn Jahre Forschung am Münchner Zentrum für Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte 52 Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte 1 Veröffentlichungen 53 BERICHTSJAHR 1998 3 Vortragsreihen der Forschungsinstitute 57 Forschungsinstitut für Technik- und Wissenschaftliche Auszeichnungen, Preise 58 Wissenschaftsgeschichte 4 BERICHTSJAHR 2001 59 Institut für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität 9 Forschungsinstitut für Technik- und Zentralinstitut für Geschichte der Technik der Wissenschaftsgeschichte 60 Technischen Universität München 11 Institut für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften der Graduiertenkolleg „Wechselbeziehungen zwischen Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität 67 Naturwissenschaft und Technik” 12 Zentralinstitut für Geschichte der Technik der Assoziierte Mitglieder 13 Technischen Universität München 69 Institut für Wissenschafts- und Bildungsgeschichte Historisches Seminar der LMU, Abteilung für der LMU 13 Wissenschaftsgeschichte und Universitätsgeschichte 70 Universität der Bundeswehr München, Fachbereich Universität der Bundeswehr München, Fachbereich Sozialwissenschaften, Wissenschaftsgeschichte 14 Sozialwissenschaften, Wissenschaftsgeschichte 71 Seminar für Geschichte der Medizin der TU München 14 Institut für Geschichte der Medizin und Medizinische Soziologie der TU München 71 Stipendiaten und Gäste des Münchner Zentrums für Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte 14 Graduiertenkolleg 71 Veröffentlichungen 15 Gastwissenschaftler des Münchner Zentrums für Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte 72 Vortragsreihen der Forschungsinstitute 19 Veröffentlichungen 72 Wissenschaftliche Auszeichnungen, Preise 20 Vortragsreihen der Forschungsinstitute 77 BERICHTSJAHR 1999 21 Wissenschaftliche Auszeichnungen, Preise 78 Forschungsinstitut für Technik- und BERICHTSJAHR 2002 79 Wissenschaftsgeschichte 22 Institut für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften der Forschungsinstitut für Technik- und Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität 26 Wissenschaftsgeschichte 80 Zentralinstitut für Geschichte der Technik der Institut für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften der Technischen Universität München 29 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität 85 Graduiertenkolleg »Wechselbeziehungen zwischen Zentralinstitut für Geschichte der Technik der Naturwissenschaften und Technik« 30 Technischen Universität München 86 Historisches Seminar der LMU, Abteilung für Historisches Seminar der LMU, Abteilung für Wissenschaftsgeschichte und Universitätsgeschichte 31 Wissenschaftsgeschichte und Universitätsgeschichte 87 Universität der Bundeswehr München, Fachbereich Universität der Bundeswehr München, Fachbereich Sozialwissenschaften, Wissenschaftsgeschichte 31 Sozialwissenschaften; Wissenschaftsgeschichte 88 Seminar für Geschichte der Medizin der TU München 32 Institut für Geschichte der Medizin und Medizinische Soziologie der TU München 88 Stipendiaten und Gäste des Münchner Zentrums für Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte 32 Gastwissenschaftler des Münchner Zentrums für Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte 89 Veröffentlichungen 33 Veröffentlichungen 89 Vortragsreihen der Forschungsinstitute 36 Vortragsreihen der Forschungsinstitute 93 Wissenschaftliche Auszeichnungen, Preise 37 Wissenschaftliche Auszeichnungen, Preise 94 BERICHTSJAHR 2000 39 BERICHTSJAHR 2003 95 Forschungsinstitut für Technik- und Wissenschaftsgeschichte 40 Forschungsinstitut für Technik- und Wissenschaftsgeschichte 96 Institut für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität 46 Institut für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität 102 Zentralinstitut für Geschichte der Technik der Technischen Universität München 49 Zentralinstitut für Geschichte der Technik der Technischen Universität München 103 Historisches Seminar der LMU, Abteilung für Wissenschaftsgeschichte und Universitätsgeschichte 50 Historisches Seminar der LMU, Abteilung für Wissenschaftsgeschichte und Universitätsgeschichte 104 Universität der Bundeswehr München, Fachbereich Sozialwissenschaften, Wissenschaftsgeschichte 50 I 10 Jahre MZWTG Inhalt Universität der Bundeswehr München, Fachbereich BERICHTSJAHR 2007 160 Sozialwissenschaften; Wissenschaftsgeschichte 105 Forschungsinstitut für Technik- und Institut für Geschichte der Medizin und Medizinische Wissenschaftsgeschichte 161 Soziologie der TU München 105 Lehrstuhl für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften der Gastwissenschaftler des Münchner Zentrums für LMU München 168 Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte 105 Zentralinstitut für Geschichte der Technik der Veröffentlichungen 106 Technischen Universität München 170 Vortragsreihen der Forschungsinstitute 109 Universität der Bundeswehr München, Fachbereich BERICHTSJAHR 2004 111 Sozialwissenschaften, Wissenschaftsgeschichte 171 Institut für Geschichte und Ethik der Medizin der TU Forschungsinstitut für Technik- und München 171 Wissenschaftsgeschichte 112 Gastwissenschaftler des Münchner Zentrums für Lehrstuhl für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften der Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte 172 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität 118 Veröffentlichungen 172 Zentralinstitut für Geschichte der Technik der Technischen Universität München 120 Vortragsreihen der Forschungsinstitute 176 Universität der Bundeswehr München, Fachbereich Wissenschaftliche Auszeichnungen, Preise 176 Sozialwissenschaften; Wissenschaftsgeschichte 121 Institut für Geschichte der Medizin und Medizinische Soziologie der TU München 121 Gastwissenschaftler des Münchner Zentrums für Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte 121 Veröffentlichungen 121 Vortragsreihen der Forschungsinstitute 125 Wissenschaftliche Auszeichnungen, Preise 126 BERICHTSJAHR 2005 127 Forschungsinstitut für Technik- und Wissenschaftsgeschichte 128 Lehrstuhl für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität 134 Zentralinstitut für Geschichte der Technik der Technischen Universität München 136 Universität der Bundeswehr München, Fachbereich Sozialwissenschaften; Wissenschaftsgeschichte 136 Institut für Geschichte und Ethik der Medizin der TU München 137 Gastwissenschaftler des Münchner Zentrums für Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte 137 Veröffentlichungen 138 Vortragsreihen der Forschungsinstitute 141 Wissenschaftliche Auszeichnungen, Preise 142 BERICHTSJAHR 2006 143 Forschungsinstitut für Technik- und Wissenschaftsgeschichte 144 Lehrstuhl für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität 151 Zentralinstitut für Geschichte der Technik der Technischen Universität München 152 Universität der Bundeswehr München, Fachbereich Sozialwissenschaften; Wissenschaftsgeschichte 153 Institut für Geschichte und Ethik der Medizin der TU München 153 Gastwissenschaftler des Münchner Zentrums für Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte 154 Veröffentlichungen 154 Vortragsreihen der Forschungsinstitute 158 Wissenschaftliche Auszeichnungen, Preise 159 II 10 Jahre MZWTG Vorwort VORWORT ZEHN JAHRE FORSCHUNG AM MÜNCHNER ZENTRUM FÜR WISSENSCHAFTS- UND TECHNIKGESCHICHTE Das Münchner Zentrum für Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte wurde am 5. Dezember 1997 gegründet. Es vereint Universitäts- und Museumsinstitute der Wissenschafts-, Technik- und Medizingeschichte Münchens zu gemeinsamer Forschung und Lehre. Ihm gehören derzeit an: Forschungsinstitut für Technik- und Wissenschaftsgeschichte des Deutschen Museums Lehrstuhl für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Zentralinstitut für Geschichte der Technik der Technischen Universität München Institut für Geschichte und Ethik der Medizin der Technischen Universität München Professur für Interdependenz von technischem und sozialem Wandel der Universität der Bundeswehr München Das Zentrum ist im Deutschen Museum beheimatet und nutzt dessen einmalige historische Quellen in Sammlungen, Archiv und Bibliothek. Es versteht sich als offener Studien-, Forschungs- und Begegnungsort für die internationale Gemeinschaft der Wissenschafts-, Technik- und Medizingeschichte und heißt Gäste aus aller Welt willkommen. Um den vielfältigen rechtlichen und organisatorischen Problemen einer viele unabhängige Institutionen überschreitenden Gründung zu entgehen, entstand das Zentrum als ideeller Verein ohne eigenen Haushalt und damit auch ohne eigene Stellen. Es wird seit nunmehr über zehn Jahren alleine von den beteiligten Hochschulinstituten, Professuren und dem Forschungsinstitut des Deutschen Museums getragen. Die einzige materielle Zuwendung hat es ganz zu Anfang seiner Tätigkeit durch den Bayerischen Landtag erfahren, der weit über eine Million DM für die Herstellung zusätzlicher Räume im Deutschen Museum bereitstellte, deren Betrieb und Besiedlung mit einer großen Zahl von Nachwuchswissenschaftlern und -wissenschaftlerinnen aus dem In- und Ausland dank Anwerbung vieler Drittmittelprojekte auf Dauer und bis heute gelang. Einzelprojekte und Forschungsverbünde der DFG, der VolkswagenStiftung, des BMBF, der EU, der ESF, der Hans-Böckler- Stiftung, des Stifterverbandes für die deutsche Wirtschaft, des Bayerischen Staates und vieler anderer mehr haben zusammen mit einem Scholar-in-Residence-Programm des Deutschen Museums in den vergangenen zehn Jahren ihre Heimat
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