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History of Science Society 19-22 November 2009 PHOENIX, ARIZONA Contents Acknowledgements ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������2 Officers and Committees �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3 Thank You to Our Volunteers ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������4 Dining in Phoenix ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������5 Meeting Rooms �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������6 Book Exhibit ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������9 Registration Desk Schedule .............................................................................................. 10 Session Schedules ................................................................................................................. 10 Thursday Sessions ....................................................................................................... 10 Friday Sessions ............................................................................................................. 11 Saturday Sessions .........................................................................................................19 Sunday Sessions ........................................................................................................... 27 Session Schedule Planning Worksheet .................................................................. 30 Awards Ceremony Program ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 32 Business Meeting Agenda �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 33 Advertising ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������34 Index ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 47 ACKnowLedGements We are delighted to be in Phoenix Virginia Hessels, our Coordinator, devoted for the 2009 annual meeting. My expectations untold hours on room assignments, banquet for this year have been higher than usual due orders, a/v requests, and literally hundreds of to the outstanding people who have labored on inquiries, while our graduate students, Mi- the front lines. Our local arrangements mem- chal Meyer and Matt White, covered details bers, through Arizona State University, have ranging from the book exhibit, to registration been exemplary, and I want to thank our local challenges, to designing the meeting program, arrangements committee (Rick Creath, chair; to fixing Web glitches, to many other essential Jane Maienschein, Melanie Hunter, Jessica tasks. They, along with numerous other stu- Ranney, Felicity Snyder and many other volun- dents, will be working at the registration table teers) who put heart and soul into this confer- and book exhibit—please thank them for their ence. They stuffed packets, recruited student efforts. volunteers, made up restaurant guides, created Because conference expenses continue a fabulous web site, and labored on too many to rise dramatically, sponsorships and support tasks to mention. The program co-chairs, are an important part of each meeting. With- Cathryn Carson (University of California, out the assistance of Arizona State University’s Berkeley) and Jessica Riskin (Stanford Univer- Center for Biology and Society; the President’s sity) assembled the 2009 program with good Office at Arizona State University; HSS mem- humor, good judgment, and good results, and ber Melanie Hunter; the University of Chi- we are grateful for their many hours devoted to cago Press, Journals Division; the Legacy of the conference. I was genuinely excited by their R.L. Moore Project; Oxford University Press, creation. Our Committee on Meetings and Journals Division; the History Departments Programs, chaired by Marc Rothenberg and at the University of Florida and Arizona State by Rachel Ankeny over the past year, provided University; the College of Liberal and Sciences valuable feedback on the structure of the pro- at the University of Florida; Marjorie Webster; gram, saving me from embarrassing missteps, Brent Dibner; and a most generous anonymous and our newly formed Graduate and Early donor, the conference would cost much more. I Career Caucus (especially Jacque Wernimont, appreciate, beyond words, their help. Lynnette Regouby, Dawn Digrius, and Taika The HSS Executive Committee pro- Dahlbom) worked on our mentorship pro- vided support, understanding, and wisdom on gram and career development efforts. My son, all aspects of the meeting and the Executive Mason, created the Web registration interface, Office—they too, have my profound thanks. spending hundreds of hours trouble shoot- Finally, you the participants, make this all ing code, only asking that I feed, clothe, and worthwhile. Your presence, your contribu- house him in return. He has his father’s deep tions, and your involvement create a mix that appreciation. All of these volunteers make the cannot be replicated. And if you are not a mem- conference possible and it you see them, please ber of the HSS, please join us. In the end, it is tell them, “Thank you!“ our members who make all of this possible. The annual meeting works because of the Jay Malone ongoing efforts of the HSS office staff, efforts HSS Executive Director that began years before the actual conference: 26 October 2009 2] HISTORY OF SCIENCE SOCIETY: Annual Meeting 19-22 November 2009 | PHoeniX, ariZona Officers & Committees Executive Committee President, Jane Maienschein, Arizona State University Vice-President, Paul Farber, Oregon State University Secretary, Margaret J. Osler, University of Calgary Treasurer, Adam J. Apt, Peabody River Asset Management Editor, Bernard V. Lightman, York University Executive Director, Robert J. Malone, History of Science Society (ex officio) HSS Council 2007-2009 2008-2010 2009-2011 John Beatty Mordechai Feingold Pamela Henson David Kaiser Susan E. Lederer Hans-Jörg Rheinberger Pamela O. Long Ronald Rainger Jessica Riskin Karen Rader Nancy Siraisi Judy Johns Schloegel Spencer Weart Thomas Söderqvist Karen Reeds Past President (2008-2009), Joan Cadden, University of California, Davis Standing Committee Chairs Education, Michael Reidy, Montana State University Honors and Prizes, Helena Pycior, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Meetings and Programs, Rachel Ankeny, University of Adelaide Publications, Ken Alder, Northwestern University Research and the Profession, Pam Henson, Smithsonian Institution Finances, Spencer Weart, American Institute of Physics Program Co-Chairs Cathryn Carson, University of California, Berkeley Jessica Riskin, Stanford University HISTORY OF SCIENCE SOCIETY: Annual Meeting 19-22 November 2009 | PHoeniX, ariZona [3 THanK You to our VOLunteers Without our volunteers, the HSS would cease to function. Their talent, effort, and time provide us with the essential ingredients of a flourishing Society. The following members completed their terms of service this past year. Thank you for your gift to the History of Science Society! HSS Council 2006-2008 Ken Alder Katherine Pandora Marsha Richmond Alan Rocke James Strick HSS Treasurer Rachel Ankeny Standing Committees Education, Robert DeKosky (Chair), Jessica Wang Honors and Prizes, Audra Wolfe (Chair) Meetings and Programs, Marc Rothenberg (Chair), Don Howard, Pamela O. Long, Marsha Richmond, Anita Guerrini Publications, Karen Parshall (Chair) Research and the Profession, Amy Crumpton (Chair) Derek Price/Rod Webster Prize, Sachiko Kusukawa (Chair) Nathan Reingold Prize, Marcos Cueto (Chair) Margaret W. Rossiter Prize, Ida Stamhuis (Chair) Pfizer Award, Susan Lindee (Chair) Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize, Roger Stuewer (Chair) Joseph H. Hazen Prize, Graeme Gooday (Chair) Nominating Committee, Norton Wise, Pamela Smith, Katharine Anderson, David Kaiser (Chair), Thomas Söderqvist Women’s Caucus, Gwen Kay (Co Chair) 4] HISTORY OF SCIENCE SOCIETY: Annual Meeting 19-22 November 2009 | PHoeniX, ariZona DininG in PHoeniX In the Hotel Coffee Shops Compass Restaurant, 602-440-3166, Near the Hotel serves dinner, has a lounge area Drip Coffee Lounge, 602-795- Einstein Bros. Café, 602-440-3185 9905, 2325 N. 7th St. Networks Bar and Grill, 602-440- Lola Coffee, 602-265-5652, 3198, serves lunch and dinner 4700 N. Central Ave. Terrace Café, 602-440-3180, LUX Coffee Bar, 602-696-9976, serves breakfast and lunch 4404 N. Central Ave. Royal Coffee Bar, 602-374- 8044, 209 W. Jackson Grocery Store Starbucks, 602-534-8901, Near the Hotel 125 N. 2nd St. # 100 Phoenix Public Market Urban Grocery & Wine Bar Near the Hotel Arizona Club, 602-253-1121, dinner Matador Mexican Food, 602- 602-253-1121, 201 N. Central Ave. 254-7563, 125 E. 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