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VOLUME 28 NUMBER 2 April1999 SOOETY The Semisesquicentennial Celebration 4-7 November 1999
n December 3 1st, 1924, George 0 Sarron, Florian Cajori, Lynn Thorndike, and six other gentlemen signed rheir names ro a documenr mar announced rhe creation of a new Society, irs stared object being "to foster the interest and the study of the history of ~cience, and also, to supporr a journal devoted to this subjecr of research." Now some 75 years later, History ofScienceSociery members from around [he world will gather in Pittsburgh ro celebrate this beginning- our scmisesquiccnrennial celebration. Program co-chairs Fred erick Gregory and l.:.dirh Sylla .ue busily planning a wonderful slate of event~. wirh one of the meeting's many high points being the presentation of the Sociery's Disunguished Lee1ure by Charles C. Gillispie. Professor Gillispie delivered the fim Distinguished Duquesne Incline overlooking the Golden Triangle Lecture at rhe 1981 meeting in Los Angeles, of Carnegie-Mellon. Pimburgh "ill offer us where he spoke on the Monrgolficrs and rhe a welcome chantc to revive friendship> and invention of a\·iation; his rerum in 1999 to share scholarship that encompasses a CONTENTS promises to be a rime of great intellecrual dazzling array of viewpoints. April1999 renewal as one ofo ur Society's disringuished Thanks ro the hard work ofComraocc members provides us with a text for re8ecrion Malpas, Keith Benson, member, of rhe and expectation. lr will be an event that no Committee on Meetings and Programs, and Cover Story I member will want tO miss. others dedicated to the Society we will hold News of the Society 2-8 The city of Pittsburgh itself IS a perfect our meeting in the Westin William Penn, a News & Inquiries 9-12 choice for our celebration. It offers a host of national historic landmark designed by Awards, Honors, & metaphors for the heightened cooperation Henry Clay Frick and described asrhegrande Appointments 13 among our increasingly international dame ofrhe downtown hotels. The \Villiam Jobs, FeUowships, membership: the confluence of rhrce rivers, Penn fearures old-world charm combined Grams & Prizes 14-16 over 720 bridges spanning disparate pockets wirh modern conveniences and should offer Furure Meerings ofethnicand cultural identities, the renowned a most desirable setting for our anniversary 16-21 ISIS Books Received Carhedral of Learning at the Universiry of celebration. We look forward ro seeing all of 21-27 Election Ballot Pirrsburgh, and the world-famous museums you in Pittsburgh in 1999! 28 2 History of Science Society Newsletter April 1999
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1999 HSS Travel Agent: Sandra Courtney of Travel Concepts, Inc., 649 Strander Blvd., Suite F, Seattle, Washington 98188, (206) 575-0907, (800) 777-0907 ext. 102, Fax (206) 575-4289. 4 History of Science Society Newsletter April 1999 HSS Council Candidates 2000-2002 (Some biog12phies have been edited for length.) Janet Browne Reader in History of Press, 1997), 312-33; "Scientists, Engineers and Wildman Whitehouse: Biology, Wellcome lnnitute for the Measurement and Credibiliry in Early Cable Tdegraphy," British journal History of Medicine, London, Editor, forrhe History ofScimu 29 ( 1996): I 55-70; "The Ohm i.1 Where the Art .~ British jo11malfor the History ofScima. Is: British Telegraph Engineers and the Development of E.lccrrical ' Ph.D., Imperial College, Universiry of Standards," Osiris 9 ( 1994): 48-63. .. ..-·~ , London, 1978. HSS Activi tes: Isis ' Editorial Board, 1993;session organizer ~. Ri ch Kremer Associate Profe~\Or, •;j ·.. joint HSS, CSHPS, BSHS meetings Department of History, Dartmouth '4 Toromo, 1992, Edinburgh, 19%; College, Hanover, New llampshire. session organizer and speaker HSS meeting New Orleans, 1994. Sdect:ed Ph.D., Harvard Univer~iry, 1984. Publications: Dictionary ofrht History ofScinta, with W.F. Bynum and HSS Activities: North American R. Porter (Macmillan and Princeton, 1981); TINS«u/nr Ark :Studin in Commirtee for Dibner Visning riJt History ofBiogrography (Yale University Press, 1983); "Borany for HistoriansofScience Program, 1989- Gentlemen: Erasmus Darwin and Th~ Lo11<1 oftht Plants," Isis 80 (1989): 1993; Program Co Chair, New 593-621; Charl~s Darwin, Voyaging. (Knopf and Princeton, 1994, 1995); O rleans Meeting Program, 1994; "I Could !lave Retched All Night: Charles Darwin and His Body" in Committee on Educa tio n, 1995-99, Chair 1997-99. Selected Science lnmmntt: HistoricaL Embodiments of Namrn/ Knowledge, ed. C. Publications: "Alfonsine Meridians: T radition vs. Experience in lawrence and S. Shapin (University of Chicago Press, 1998). Astronomical Practice c. 1500" (with Jerzy Dobn.ycki) .jouma/for the History of Aitronomy 29 (1998): 187-99; "The Eye as Inscription Jane Camcrini Faculty Associate, Device in the 1870s: Optograms, Cameras, and the Photochemiltl)' of University of Wisconsin, Madison. Vision," in Biology fnttgratiltg Scimtific Fundamtntab, B. Hoppe. ed. Ph.D., UniversiryofWISConsin, 1987. (Munich, 1997), 359-81; "Peurbach and Maragha Astronomy? The HSS Activities: HSS Session organizer EphemeridesofJohann~Angelus and Their Implication~" (with Jerzy (1991), paper presenter (1988, 1991, Dobrzycki},joumalfor tht History ofAitronomy 27 (I 996): 187-237; 1992, 1995)andcommentator(l997). "Gleanings from the Archives? The 'Helmholtz lndu1try' and Selected Publications: "The Power of Unpublished Sources," in Univmalgmie Helmboltz, L. KrUger, ed. Biography," Essay review, Isis 88 (Berlin, 1994), 379-400; "Innovation Through Symhesis: Helmholtz (1997):306-3 11 ; "Remains ofth e Day: and Color Research," in Humann von Helmholtz and th~ FoundationJ Early Victorians in the Field," in Comtxts of Victorinn Scimce, B. ofNinetem th-Ctntll ryScimc~. D. Cahan, ed. (Berkeley. 1993), 205-58. light man, ed. (UniversiryofChicago Press, 1997), 354-377; "Wallace in the Field," OsiriJ 11 (1996): 44-65; "Evolution, Biogeography, and Ed Larson Richard B. Russell Professor Maps: An Early History of Wallace's Line." Isis 84 (1993): 700-727; of History and Law, Univero.ity of "The PhysicaJAtlasofHeinrich Berghaus: Distribution Maps as Scientific Georgia, Athens, GA. Ph.D. Univc,.,iry Knowledg~." in Non- Vabal Communication in Scimet bifort 1900, R. of Wtsconsin-Madi!.on, 191!4; J.D. Manolini, ed. (flor~nce: L Olschki, 1993}, 481-512. Harvard Uoiversit)'. 1979. HSS Activities: Warson-Davis Pri1c Sub Bruce J. Hunt Associate Professor of Committee, 1993-94 (Cha1r. 1991- History, UniversiryofTexasatAustin. 94); Forum for Hisrory of Science in Ph.D., Joh ns Hopkins University, America Coordinating Commiuce, 1984. HSS Activities: Pfizer Prize 1990-94 (Chair, 1993-95; Chair, Book Prize Commiuec, 1992); Committee, 1998-prcsenr; Committee on Research and the Profession, 1998-prcscnt. Selected Nominating Commirtee, 1996; Publications: Summer for the Gods: The Scoprs Trinl nnd Amrrim s Committee on rhe Dibner Visiling Continuing Dtbare Over Scimct and Religion (New York: Ba~ic Books, Historians ofScience Prog12m, 1994- 1997) (awarded the 1998 Puliner Prize in HistOry): &x. Rnct, and 97. Selected Publications: Tht Scimct: Eugmics in tbr Dup Soutb (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Univ. Maxu.vllians (Ithaca; ComeU Univ. Press, 1991}; "Insulation for an Press, I 995); Trial and Error: Tk Anurican Controvmy Ot•~r Crtntioll Empir~: Guua-Percha and the Development of Electrical Measurement ami Evolution (New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1989); "The Rhetoric of in Victorian Bmain, • inStmaphorts roShon Wa<>t:t, F12nkA. J. L James, Eugenics: Expert Authority and the Mental Deficiency Bill," Bnrisl! ed. (London: Royal Society of Arts, 1998), 85-1 04; "Doing Science in ]oumal for the History ofScimu 31 (1991): 45-60; "Science in the a Global Empire: Cable Telegraphy and Victorian Physics," in Bernard American South Through the Eyes of Four Natural Historians, 1750· Lightman, ed., Victorian Scimctin Conttxt (Chicago: Univ. ofC hicago 1850," Annals ofScimct48 (1991): 231-240. News of the Society 5
Bill Newman Professor, D~partmenr Encyclopedia in the Age of Elecrronic Reproduction," Fim Monday of the History and Philosophy of (September 1998); "Visual Representation and Postconmuctivisr Scienc~. Indiana universiry. Ph.D. History of Science," Hisroriral Srudus in rht Pbysicol a11d Biological Harvard Universiry. 1986. HSS Scimm 27 (1997); "Srars Shall Hencefonh Register Themselves: Activities: HSS Session Organiz.er Asrrophorography ar rhe Early Lick Observatory," British }oumalfor 1989, 1993, 1996. Se lected tht History ofScimce 30 ( 1997); "Gender, Culrure, and Astrophysical Publications: Gelmmical Fire: TIJr Lives Fieldwork: Elizaberh Campbell and rhe Lick Observatory-Crocker ofGeorge Starkry, on A mericnnA /chemist Ecl ipse Expeditions," Osiris I I (1996}. in the Scimtific Rewlution (Cambridge: Harvard Universiry Press, 1994): The "Summa perftcrroms" ofPstudo Alan E. Shapiro Professor, H iswry Geber(L.ciden: Brill, 1991 ); "The Alchemical Sources of Robert Boyl~'s of Science and Technology, Corpuscular Philosophy," Annals of Sdenu 53 (1996}: 567-585; UniversiryofMinnesota. Ph.D. Yale "T~nology and Alchemical Debate in the Late Middle Ages," Isis Universiry, 1970. HSS Activities: 80(1989): 423-445 (winner ofthe HSS Schuman Priu); and "Newton's Program Chair, 1976 Annual 'Ciavis' as Starkey's 'Key,'" lsis78 (1987): 564-574. Meeting; Council, 1977 -80; Nominating Committee, 1978, Kathryn M. Olesko Associate 1989; Delegate to AAAS, Section L, Professor, Center for German and 1978-84; LocaiArrangemenrs Chair, European Stud ies, Georgetown 1995 Ann ual Meering. Selected Publications: The Optical Papers of Universiry. Ph.D. Cornell Universiry, Isaac Newton. Volumt I. The Optical Lectttm. 1670-1672 (Cambridge 1980. HSS Activities: Osiris: Edirorial Universiry Press, 1984}: "Beyond rhe Daring Game: Watermark Board, 1997-98; Associate Editor, Clusters and the Composition of Newton's OpticltJ," in The 1998-200 I; Editor, 2002-2006; lnvmigation of Difficult Tbi11gs, ed. Perer Harman and Alan E. American Association for the Shapiro (Cambridge University Press, 1992), 181-227; Firs Passions AdvanccmentofSciencc Representative am/Paroxysms: Pbysics, Method and Chemistry and Newton's Theories (1996-99); Commincc on Publications (Member, 1992-97; Secrerasy, ofCokmd Bodies ond Firs ofEasy Rejkction (Cambridge Universiry 1995; Chair, 1996; Ex officio, 1997); Nominating Committee ( 1993); Press, l993);"Anisrs' Colors and Newton's Colors," Isis 85 (1994): Commince on Meetings and Programs, Member, 1990-93; Local 600-630; "The Gradual Acceptance of Newton's Theory of Lighr Arrangements Co-Chair, 1992 Annual Meeting, Washington, DC; and Color, 1672-1727." Pmptctivts in Science 4 (1996): 59-140. Washington Represenrarive (1989); CommitteeonEducarion (Member, 1982-88; Ch;lir, 1985-88, Ex Officio, 1989); Ad Hoc Committee on Pamela H. Smith, Associate Professor Executive Secretaryship (1986). Selected Publications: Physics as a ofHistory, Pomona College, Director Calling: Discipline ond Practice in the Komigsberg Seminar for Physics of European Studies, Claremont (Ithaca and london: Cornell Universiry Press, 1991) Editor of"Science Graduate Universiry (1996-present). in Germany: The Inrersection of InStitutional and Intdlectual Issues," Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Universiry, Osiris 5 (I 989); "Precision, Tolerance, Consensus: Local Cultures in 1991. HSS Activities: Isis Advisory German and Brtmh ResisranceStandards." Archimedn I (1996}: 117- Ediror 1997-2000, Sessionorganiz.erl 156; "German Models, American Ways: The 'New Movement' Among paper presenrer HSS Annual American Ph)·sics T~chers, 1905-1909," in German Influmm 011 Meetings: 1989, 92, 97, 98. Book Edw:ation intbe UnirtdSraus UJ 1917, ed. Hen ryGeia, era!. (Cambridge: reviewer, Isis. Selected Publications: Tht Busintss ofAlchemy: Sdmce Cambridge University Press, 1995), 129-153. "Civic Culture and andCultttreinthe Holy Roman Empirt(Princeton: Princeton Un iversity Calling in 1he Koenigsberg Period," Univmalgmit Htfmbolrz: Rutckblick nach 100 jnbrm, L. Kruger, cd. (Berlin: Akademie Verlag, I 994}, 22-42. Press, 1994) (awarded the 1995 History oF Science Socief)• Pfizer Prize}; "Vital Spirits: Alchemy, Redemption, and Artisa.nship in Early Alex PangSenioreditor, Encyclopaedia Modern Europe," in Rethinking the Scientific Rfi!Oiution, Margaret J. Britannica, ChiC:lgo. Ph.D., Universiry Osler,ed. (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming, 2000}; "Science ofPennsylvania, 1991. HSS Activities: and Taste: Painting and the New Philosophy in Seventeenth-century Committee on Publications, (1997- Leiden," Isis, forthcoming; • Alchemy as a Language of Mediation ar presem); DiversiryCommirree, ( 1994- the Habsburg Court," lsis85 (1994): 1-25; "Curing the Body Politic: 96}; Schuman Priz.e Winner, 1991. Chemistry and Commerce ar Court, 1664-1670," in Bruce Moran, Selected Publications: Empire a1ui rht ed., Patronage a1ui hutitutions: Srienu, Technology, andMrdidnt ar rbe Sun: Victorian SolAr &/ipse Expeditions European Court, J500-1750(Suffolk: Boydell, 1991), 195-209. (in press}; "The Work of rhe 6 History of Science Society Newsletter April 1999
Annual Meetings (1993, 1995, 1996), HSS Council (1999- Nominating Commitee from Council 200 I). Selected Publications: Childhood's Dl'adly Scourge: Tlu Campaigns ro Control Diplubaia in New York Ciry. 1880-1930 Harold J. Cook Professor and Chair (Hopkins, 1999); Gmder and Scientific Aurhority, co-ed. of the Departmem of the II is tory of (Chicago, 1997); Sdmu, Politics, a11d the Art of Pers11asio11: Medicine, Professor of the History of Promoting thl' New Scimtific Medicim in Nl'w York Ciry with Science, University of Wisconsin, Elizabeth Fee in Hivts ofSicknm: Public HealriJ and Epidemics in Madison. Ph.D., University of N~w York City, David Rosner, ed. (Rutgers, 1995). Michigan, 1981. HSSAccivicies: HSS Council (1998-2000) Pfizer Prize Pamela E. Mack Assoctate Commincc (1993), Co-chair of the Professor, Department of History, Local Arrangements Committee Clemson Univcr~iry. Ph.D., (1991 ), Co-chair ofthe HSS Program Commirree (1995), Isis Editorial Universiry of Pennsylvania, 1983. Board (1993-95), Acting Associate Editor (for book reviews) for Isis H SS Activities: Committee on (Aug.-Dec. 1993), HSS Commirree on Meetings and Programs Finance (1997-2000); rrcasurer (1990-1993; ex-officio, 1993-96). Selected Publications: Trials ofan (1993-1996); Chair Committee Ordinary Doctor: }oannes Gromroelt in Sevtmtunth-Cmu.ry London on Independent Scholar~ ( 1987- Oohns Hopkins Universiry Press, 1994}; The Derline of the Old 1990); Co-chair, Committee on Medical Regime in Stuart London (Cornell Un iversiry Press, 1986); Women (1990-1991); Council ( 1991-1992, 1999-2001). "The Curcing Edge of a Revolution? Medicine and Natural History Selected Publications: Viewing tlu Eartb: The Social Ctmstruction Near the Shores of the North Sea, • in RmaisMnrt and Revolution ofthe Landsat Snttlliu Sysmn (MIT Press, 1990); ediror, From (Cambridge Universiry Press, 1993), 45-61; "The New Philosophy in Enginuring Scimu to Big Sdmu: Tht NACAINASA Collier the Low Countries,• in Tbe Scientific Rrvolution in National Context Trophy &searrh Proj«t Wimtt'rt (Government Printing Office, 1998). (Cambridge Uni"ersity Press, 1992); "The New Philosophy and Medicine in 17th-Century England, • in Reappraisals ofrhe Scientific Phillip ll Sloan Professor, Program Rrvolurion (Cambridge Uni\'ersity Press, 1990), 397-436. in History and Philo~ophy of Science/Program ofl.iberal Studies Lesley Cormack Associate Dean, Universiry of Notre Dame, :md Student Programs, Faculty of Ans, Director of the Reilly Center for University of Alberta. Ph.D. Science, Technology and Values at University of Toronto, 1988. HSS Notre Dame. Ph.O. University of Activities: HSSCouncil (1999-2001), California, San Diego, 1970. HSS Session organizer, HSS Annual Activities: HSS Council ( 1999· Meetings (1995, 1997); book reviewer 2001), Chair, Narional Program Committee, HSS ·\nnual for Isis. Selected Publications: "Good Meeting Toronro, 1980; Chair, Comminee on Mcctin~s and Fences Make Good Neighbors: Programs, 1981 -83; Council Member 19!! 1-114; Ch.1ir. Geogrnphy .IS Self-Definition in Early Modem England," Isis 82 Commirree on HSS and Apartheid, 1986; Dibna lecturer. (1991): 639-661 (reprinted in The Scimtific Enterprise in Early HSS 1990-91. Selected Publications: Editor, Controlling Our Modem Europe, Peter Dear, ed. (Chicago, 1997); Flar Earth or Round Sphere: Misconcrprions of the Shape ofrhe Earth and the Fiftemth Desrinin· Historical, PhilosopiJical and Ethical PmpectttleS on rhe Human Genomt' Project (in press, Univer~ity of Nocrc Dame CmNtry Transfomtation ofthe World Eromeme I ( 1994): 363-385; Press, 1999); "From Natural Law ro Evolutionary Ethics in Charring an Empire. G~ography at the English Universities 1580-1620 (Chicago, 1997). French Natural Hiscory," in Biology and the Foundnrion ofEthics, J. Maienschein and M. Ruse, eds. (Cambridge University Press, 1999); "Lamarck in Britain: Transforming Lamarck's Evelynn M. Hammonds Associate Professor of the History of Science, Transformism," in }ean-Bnptisu Lamarck, 174·1-1829. G. Program in Science, Technology, and Laurent, ed. (Paris: Editions CTHS, 1997); "Le Musium de Society, MassachusettS Institute of Paris vienc· Londrcs," in Le Musium a11 J>umier Silul~ de son Technology. Ph.D., Harvard Histoire, R. Chartier and C.Blanckaerr, eds. (Pa ri~ . 1997); "The Uni"ersity, 1993. HSSActivities: Co Gaze of Natural History," in lnvmting Human Srimrt. ed. C. Chair Committee on Women (1993- Fox, R. Porter, and R.Wokler (Berkeley: University ofCalifornia 1995); session organi~er/chair, HSS Press, 1995). News of the Society 7
M. Nonon Wise Professor, Matlmnatical Visiom: The Purmit ofGeometry in Victorian England Deparrmenr of Hisrory, Princeton (Academic Press, 1988), co-ediror ofTbeinvention ofPirysicalScimu Universiry. Ph.D., Washingron State (The Netherlands:Kiuwer, 1992) with Mary Jo Nye and Roger Unive~iry (physics, 1967); Ph.D., Stuewer. along with numerous an ides on the hinoryofmathemarics. Princeton University {history, 19n). HSS Activities: HSS Council ( 1999· Robert J. Ric hards Professor, 200 I), Isis editorial board, 1991-94; Departments ofHisrory, Philosophy, Derek Price Award Committee:, and Psychology, University of 1991-94 (chair, 93-94); numerous Chicago, Director, Fishbein Cenrer papers. comment~. andchairsar HSS meerings. Selected Publications: for the Hisrory of Science and • Archirecrures for Steam," in Th~ Arcbiurtun of Scimu, ed. P. Medicine. Ph.D .• Universiry of Galison and E. Thompson (MIT Press, 1999), 107-140; "The Chicago, 1978. Selected Culture of Quanrum Chaos," Studiu in History and Philosophy of Publications: l-1 is current research Motkm Physics 29 ( I 998), 369-389; (editor) Tbe Values ofPrecision traces the impact of rhe Romantic (Princeton, Princeton University Press; 1995); "Pascual Jordan: movemenr in Germany on the development of biology in the Quanrum Mechanics, Psychology, National Socialism," in Sdmu, nineteenth cennuy. Recent anides include: "Rhapsodies on a Car ed. M. Walker and M. Renne~rg Tuhnology, andNational Socialism, Piano, or Johann Christian Rei! and the Foundations of Romantic (Cambridge University Press, 1994), 224-254; "Mediarions: Psychiatry," Criticallnqrtiry24 {1 998); "Darwin 's Romantic Biology: Enlightenment BalancingActs, or the Technologies ofRationalism," The Foundation for his Evolutionary Ethics," in Biology and the in World Changts: ThomM Kuhn and tht Nature ofScimu, Paul Foundations of Ethics, ed. Michael Ruse and Jane Maienschein llorwich, ed. (MIT Press, 1992}, 207-256; Energy and Empire: (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming. 1999); William Thomson, lArd KLlvin, 1824-1907(Cambridge University Darwin and tht Emngmu of Evolutionary Th~orin ofMind and Press, 1989) (with Crosbie Smith, awarded the 1990 Hisrory of Behavior (University of Chicago Press, 1987) (awarded rhe 1988 Science Society Pfizer Prize). History of Science Society Pfizer Prize); The Meaning ofEvolution : Nominating Committee At-Large The Morphological Construction and Ideological Reconstruction of Darwin's Theory (University of Chicago Press, 1992). T heodore M. Porter Professor, Alice Straup Professor of History, DepartmentofHisrory, UCLA; PhD, Bard CoUege, D. Phil., Oxon., 1978 Princcron, 1981. HSSActiviries: I ISS HSS Activities: for rhe Women's Council, 1991-93; Commirree on Committee, edited Meerings and Programs, 1991-94; Directory of Program chair for 1992 annual Womm Hisroriam of Scimu, Tulmology, and Medicine, 1986; co meeting. Selected Publications: Tht Riu of Statistical Thinking {1986}; editor with Lisa Rosner, 1991; Pfizer (coauthor) TheEmpirtofC/)(I}u:t: How Prize Comrnirree ( 1994, 1995). Probability Changed Srima and Evrryday Lift (1989); "The Death of Selected Publications: A Company of the Object: Fin-dc-siede Philosophy of Physics." in Motkmist Scimrim: Botany, Patronage, and Community at rlu Sromumtb lmpulsa in tlu Human Scimc~, Dorothy Ross, ed. (1994); Trust in Cmtury Parisian Ro)·al AcadmryofScimc~ (Universiry of California Numbm: Th~ Pumm ofObjmiviry in Scimu and Public Lifo( 1995); Press, 1990); "Royal Funding of the Parisian Academie Royale des (co-editor) Cambridge History of Science, vol. 7, Modern Social Sciences during the 1690s," TrtltJSadiomofthe Amrrican Philosophical Science (forthcoming 2000}. Society, vol. 77, pt. 4 (Philadelphia, 1987); "Science, polirique, er conscience aux diburs de l'Academie Royale des Sciences," RetJue de Joan L. Ri chards Professor, Syntbm, 4th sir., nos. 3-4 (jui l.-- Vice-President John Servos Professor, History Spencer R. Weart Director of the c~mer for llistory of Phvsics at the Department, Amherst College. Ph.D., American Institute of Physics in johns Hopkins Universiry, 1979. HSS College P.rrk. MD. He received his Activities: Council ( 1986-1989); PhD in physics & aqrophysics at the Committee on Education ( 1986- Universiry of Colorado, Boulder in 1989); Co-chair Program, 1987 1968and ,ubseqm·ndy drd three years annual meeting; Chair, Committee ofgraduat~ work in history of science on Meetings and Programs ( 1988- at the C niversuy of Californra, 1990); Isis Advisory Editor ( 1993- Berkeley. I-ISS Activities: I ISS Council. 1980- 1983 and 1990-1993; 1996); Nominating Committee (1997-1998); Committee oo HSS Treasurer, 1984-1987; member of the Finance Comminee and Publications (1994-present. chair 1998-1999). Selected Publications: Fund-RaisingCommiuee, 1987- 1993, and the Committee on Honors Pbysica/ Clmnistry from Ostwald to Pauling: Th~ Making ofa Scimce in and Prizes, 1997-presem; Jnd Advisory Editor for his. 1996-presem. AmmC/1 (Princeton Universiry Press, 1990); "Research Schools and Selected Publications: Scimtisrs in Po111rr (Cambridge: Harvard their History," Osiris 8 (1993): 1-21; "Changing Partners: The Uruversiry Press, 1979};Nuruar F~ar: A Historyoflmagn (C~mbridge. Mellon Institute, Private industry, and the Federal Patron,• T« Tal ~!! Aft'PIIDe TAKING THE STARS: rA Topical""'~ Encyclopedia 1V••iii Celestial Navigation From of Current Knowledge Argonauts to Astronauts edited by Genady P. Cherepanov by Peter If/and Orig. Ed. 1998 ISBN 0-89464-924-8 892 pp. $179.50 Orig. 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Sunday, 24 January 1999, AAAS meeting, Anaheim, CA IJI'i.l ANAHUM, Cali( - As Ocean became involved, dther in protesting rhe war or in signing the 20rh century draws to manifesros defending their country's actions. a dose, sciemisrs arc under A small group ofscienrisrs led by Alben Einsrein advocated that increasing pressure--and scienrisrs band wgether and not become involved in war-relnred some say, obligation-ro research or in governmental advocacy, Nye said. use rheir research dara and "When the war ended, rhough, most ofthese scientists wem back their srarus ro influence ro doing what they were doing before rhe war, which usually was public policy. That unrelared," Nyc pointed our. decision to mix polirics Asecond major phase rharbroughtscienristsinro rhc public arena with science, says Mary jo occurred in the 1920s and 1930s, when the stock marker had crashed Nye, is fraught with peril. and Fascism was on the rise. A handful of scientistS led by Paul The Horning Langevin and Jean Perrin took on highly visible roles in socialist, anti ProfessorofHumaniriesat fascist, and pacifist organizarions-all commirred toward improving Oregon .Srate Universiry, Nye delivered the annual George Sarron the lives of the working class. Memorial L.ecrure at rhe annual meeting of rhe American Association "Politically, ir was very much a 'campaign for science,'" Nye said, for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Anaheim, Cal ifornia. "which stressed rhe need for broader scientific educarion, increased In her talk, Nye ~aid that sciemists who choose to rake public funding fo r scienrific research and better coordination offundamenral stands on issue• risk arrack from members of rhe public who question and applied research. The assumption was that socialism was bencr for their objc "This fear of atomic weapons, and the pervasive atmosphere ofdisuu.st, was rhe very CONTruBUTORSWANTED origin of the Cold War," she added. The arguments continued after the war, Renowned reference publisher seeks knowledgeable conuibucors for spurred on by fear ofan escalating arms race. a multi-volume reference work about the history of science from Like Pauling, British physicist P.M.$. Blacken amiquity co the present. The work will be directed at a high school played a visible, and highly controversial role. audience, and all scientific disciplines will be covered: life sciences, A respected scientist, Blacken had earlier physical sciences, medicine, mathematics, technology and invenrion, argued-behind dosed doors-that Britain explorarion and discovery. Writing will commetlCe summer 1999 should nor enter the arms race and thar the and will last umil Summer 2000. Wrirers will be paid for their work U.S.and Briclinshould rrusrtheSoviet Union. and will receive 'byline~. He lost on both accounts. "So Blacken took his argument ro the / / / Please send inquiries to: public," Nye said. "He published a book ;/ /;) Neil Schlager . analyzing military strategy and claimed that /- ~ , ~ 70 East Walron, #9A thebombingoflliroshimaandNagasakihad 7,; Chicago, lL 60611 changed the way military leaders would wage n~ch [email protected]. war, prompting them tO use strategic bombing IM:======~======~ instead of'conve ntional warfare." Nyesaid Blackett believed such bombing was effective at destroying cities, but ineffective at winning wars. He provided in -depth argumems outlining rhe bombs' "explosive power, • or TNT equivalent, and mher technical dara. "Regardless ofwhether you agreed with his reasoning, Blackett did one thing that stood our-he brought technical arguments inro rhe public forum and prompted scientists ro publicly debate research data," Nyc said. And now, she said, there is no going back. "The 20m century has seen scientists who have taken their expertise and reputations into public forum incvirably risk cen~ure both from within and without the sciemific community," Nye said." And there may be risks tO the public's confidence in science when scientists bring into public di\Cussion SPECIAL OFFER ~, I, I<(, \\II'' technical matters on which experts themselves cannot agree, and on which non· ----r experts feel free ro express an opinion." 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Yn! fD< History Commission of the German Hungary; Mineilungen DeutSche Geophysikalische Gesells Committee on Education Poster Competition Women Scientific Travellers In rcspon~ to the demand for pre-college-level teaching materials Travel accounrs by women scientists will be made pan of the in the History of Science, the HSS Commiuce on Education is Women's Srudies Digiti7.ation Project at the UniversiryofMinnesora. initiating an annual poster competition for undergraduate students. The primary task involves collecting and caregori1ing published Undergraduates, singly or in reams, will design posters on hisrory of diaries, memoirs, and letters of women travellers for reproduction science themes, suitable for classroom display in K-12 classrooms and on the project's Web site, which will then be ava ilable for research as supplemental learning tOols for teaching science. Winning entries on line. Recommendations ofwomen to be included in rhis project will be produced professionally and disrribured through the National are requested. While the site emphasizes rhe nineteenth and early Science Teachers Association. twentieth cenrurics, other periods may be included. Some examples Enrries for the 1999 competition are due December 15, 1999, of parallel projects ~lrcady underway can be seen at hrrp:/1 with winners norificd by JanU3IJ' 30, 2000. Winners will be honored www.lib.umn.edu/etrc/womrav.htm.lfyou have recommendations, at the 2000 meeting ofHSS. There will be three prizes awarded, of please contact Sally S250, S150, and SI 00, with matching prizes for the winninginruuctors. Gregory Kohlstedt Thanks to those HSS Professors arc urged ro incorporate the poster competition into ([email protected] members "vho have their curricula for nc:xt fall's classes in the history ofscience. It could or 612-624-6310) or participated in the Sponsor-a bean exrra-crroit:~Mignrnem, an option ro replace a written assignment, Amy Foster (fosr0034@ Scholar Program in 1999! a small-group project-there are many ways a poster project could be tc.umn.edu) with a rewarding learning experience for undergraduates. suggestions, providing as Michele L. Aldnch Derailed gnidelines are available from Anita Guerrini, Poster much information as Lawrence Bada~h Competition Coordinator, History Dept, UC-Sanra Barbara, Sanra possible about the Alan C. Bowen Barbara CA 93106. E-mail: [email protected]. \vomen scienrists. Stephen G. Bnl\h David C. Ca~sidy Peggy Champlin Landon Cia~ HSS Sponsor-a-Scholar Program Jonathan Cooper>mirh Lorraine OaJoton Yes, I would like to sponsor the scholar I have listed below. Michael Aaron Denni' Yes, please choose a scholar for me. Ron Doel William Eamon __ Yes, please renew my sponsorship of rhe scholar named below. Bruce Eastwood Anne Fitzpatrick Elizabeth Garber Scholar 's Name: ------Lorc:Jl Graham Addr~s: ______Frederick Gregory Benjamin Harris City: ______Country:------Postal Code: _ _ _ Erwin Hi~bcn Gerald Holton Sponsor's Name:------Joel Howell Address: ______HSS Execntive Office ISIS Editorial Office Cicy: ------Counrry: ______Postal Code: ___ E.S. Kennedy Bruce Lubitz ma1 : ______Telephone:------E "I James E. McClellan, ITI MichadMco Amount Enclosed:------($35 annually for each scholar sponsored) John L. Michel Nathan Reingold Sylvan S. Scbwebcr PI= make check or money ~rder payable in U.S. dollars to the History ofScience Socrery. Send to HSS Execuuve Office, University of Washington, Box 351330 Nang• Slack Scarrle. WA 98195. USA. ' Keit Sterling uba Taub For further informatio~ about this program, please contact the HSS Executive Office at Neale Watson 206-543-9366, or ema1l: [email protected]. Kathleen Whalen Awards, Honors & Appointments 13 Awards, Honors & Appointments 1998. The recognition was based on Sorensen's contributions to the history of Entomology through his book, Bmhrm ofrh~ N~t.( U. of Kathleen AIJns, a philosopher ofscience at Simon Fraser University, Alabama Press, I 995) and his role as a consultant to the Society on is one of I 0 rc~ipient~ of the $1,000,000 James S. McDonnell matters ofentomological history. Centcnmal Fdlow,hips. Her project is entitled "More than Mere Colouring: A Dialogue Berwccn Philosophy and Neuroscience on the Liba Taub, Curator of the Whipple Museum of History of Science Nature ofSpcctr.Jl Vision." The official announcement of her award (Departmem ofrhe His wry and Philosophy ofScience, University of lauded her rC'<';lrch on questions that have been central to human Cambridge) received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the inquiry l(>r nu llennia and are poised tO be reconceived JS a result ofour University of Oklahoma's College of Arts and Sciences in March incrca.~ing ,1hility to understand the workings of animal and human 1999. LbaearnedherPh.D. in HistOryofScienceatOklahoma in 1987. brains. Theciwion mentioned her previous work, which demonstrates that she is able to bring neuroscientific findings to bear on important Keith Wailoo, an Associate Professor in the Deparrment of Social philosophical problems in an original and thought-provoking way Medicine and the Department ofHistotyat the University ofNorth and that ,he ,hould have a serious impact on everyday and scientific Carolina, Chapel Hill, has been named one of ten recipients of the thinking about human minds and human behavior by clearing away $1,000,000 James S. McDonndl Centennial Fellowships. His project outdated presuppo,iuons and models and offering us new ways of is entitled "The Body in PartS, Disease and the Biomedical Sciences conceiving ourselves. Dr. Akins will usc part of the award to involve in the Twentieth Century." The Fellowship will support an eight a group of very promising younger philosophers in her research. year research program on the changing meaning of disease in the 20th century, particulatly in the areas of oncology, immunology, Ruth Schwmz Cowan was awarded the Leonardo DaVinci Pri:re of human generics, and anesthesiology. His previous work included the the Sociery for the llistoryofTechnology in I 997. Thar year she was award-winning book Drawing Blood, which was cited in the award also appoimcd Chair of the Honors College at rhe State University of announcement as proofof his capacity to synthesize diverse historical New York at Stony Brook. In the spring 1999 she has a Fulbright documentS abour clinical practice, laboratory science, professional award ro fund her re~rch on the history ofthe rhalasscm ia eradication rivalries, pharmaceutical ptOgress, and social context into an engaging program in Cyprus. and thought provoking stOI)'. His fonhcoming book, Dyint in rh~ Cil] of Blun, examines the development of medical services for Edward Davis (Messiah College) has been named one oi the 1998 Africans in Memphis, Tennessee. Winners of the Award for Quality and Excellence in Teaching S~iencc and Religion The Award Program for Qualtty .tnd Excellence in Teaching recognitc~ cx,eptional teachers in the intcrdi,ciplinary arc.t ofscience and rel igion. h is funded h1 the John Templeton FoundJIIon and administered by the Center tor Thcolo~· .tnd the N~tural Sciences. !SIS CUMULATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY Klau ~ llentschcl (lmtitute for History of 1986-1995 Sctcncc, lJ ntvcrsity of Giittingen, Germany) j OHN N EU, EDITOR ha, been JY.Jrdcd the l.copoldina-Pri w~ itmu you to pm15~ our ~kctronir siu for listings ofIJistory of srandateand possibly renewable} in environmentalsrudies. Thesuccr< The UniversityofOklahoma, Librarian, HistoryofScienceCollecrioll$. Stephanie K. Armstrong. Manager of Fellow-ship and Scholarship Rcquiml quahfication' include a MLS from ALA accredited library Programs, American Meteorological Society, 45 Beacon Srreer, Boston, school; bibliogrJphic knowledge of European languages (ancient or ~1A 02108-3693. Phone: 617-227-2426 exr. 235. or E-mail: modern); r~miliMiry with automated cataloging S~tems. AACR2, and [email protected]. Deadline for application: I June 1999. MARC formal\; one or more years professional library experience. Dcsirablequalificarions include broad educational background including NEH Fellowships, 2000-200 I. The National Endowment for the the hiMory of science, Eu ropean hi~wry, rhe humanities, and rhe Humanities announces rhe competition for 2000-200 I N EH sciences; cataloging experience; one or more yea rs experience in special Fellowships. These l:ellowsh ips provide opportunities for individuals collections; some supervisory experience; second master's degree or to pursue advanced research in the humanities. Applicants may be Ph.D. degree; evidence ofresearch or creative achievement and effective faculty members ofcolleges and universities, sraff members ofcolleges communication skills. Send lener of application with resume, a list of and universities, or faculryandstaff members ofprimary and secondary publications and the names ofiliree references including current supervisor schools. Scholars and" riters working independendyor in institutions to: Donald C. H ud American Meteorological SocieryGraduate Fellowship in the History The Sociery for the llistory ofAlchemy and Chemistry invites enrrics ~f ~cience. The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is pleased to to rhe Partington Priu C'..omperition for an original and unpubli1hed IOVIIC. app f"t catrons• r or a 1999/2000 AJVIS graduate fellowship in rhe essay on any aspecr of the hisrory of alchemy or chemistry. The h~story of science. to be awarded to a srudcnr wishing to complete a competition is open to anyone who has nor reached 35 years of age by drsscnation on the history of the atmospheric, or related oceanic or the closing date, 31 December 1999. For further derails, please contact hydrologic sciences. The award carries a $15,000 stipend and will John Hudson, Honorary Secretary, Society for the Hisrory ofAlchemy support one year of dissertation research. Candidates wi;hing to apply and Chemistry, [email protected]. mu.st be a ~raduate student in good standing who propo;~ to complere adtssertanon a; dNribed above. To applv. candidate\ must 5ubmit the Sociery for the Soci..t History of Medicin~ Prize Essay Competition foUO\, ing: a co• cr letter with vira, officialt~>eripu from undergraduate 1999. The Sociery for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) invites and graduate insrirutions, a detailed description ofthe dissertation topic submission$ for irs 1999 prize essay competition. This priz.e is awarded to and proposed research plan (I 0 page maximum), three letters of the best original, unpublished essay in t:he social history of medicine as recommendation (including one from your dissertation advisor). judged by the SSHM's assessment panel. The winner will be awarded 200 Application packages and supporting materials shou ld be sent ro: pounds, and his or her enrry may also be published in the journal, Soria/ 16 History of Science Society Newsletter Aprill999 HistoryofMttlidn~. The competition is open to Eruures, Evasions, and Absences: Mathematics Unbound: The Evolution of srudents and recendy qualified postdOCtoral Contestations for Control of the Public an International Mathematical scholars. The deadline for submissions is 31 Record, Past and Present Community, 1800-1945 D<=mbtr 1999. Funhtr details and an enrry 15-16 May 1999, Suffolk Univmity, 17-29 May 1999, Univmity ofVirgima form can bt obtained from the membership The 1999 New England American Studies As parr of its "Emphasi; Year in the History secretary, David Cantor, Deparnnenr ofHistory Association Conference will focus on of Mathematics," the Universiry of Virginia and Economic History, Manchester contestations and comradicrions in the will hold a three-day symposium, enritled Metropolitan Universiry, Geoffrey Manton making of a public record. Some of the "Mathematics Unbound: The Evolurion of Building, Rosamond Street West, Manchester an Inrernational Mathematical Community. M 15 6LL. England. ([email protected] or specific issues we hope to address include: 1800-1945." This sympos1um examines the [email protected]).SSHM Web site: the erasure of deindustrialization in the re historical processes and interactions involved bnp://www.noningham.ac.ukl -ahzwww/ creation of New England's industtial past; homcsshm.htm the invisibility of underemployment in a in the development of what Ius become an "boom" economy of full employment; international community ofmathematicians. disemploymenr, "outsou.rcing" and the Among the topics to be analyzed are: I} the Future Meetings degradation ofwork; military base closures; international inAuence ofnational in~tirutions and standards of mathematics education; 2) hospital shutdowns; and prisons. For more the inrernationalizarion of national research Wr invite you ro pmJJt our Web ritt for mtings information, contact Nicholas Bromell, ou tletssuch as research jou rna Is and societies; of hirrory-ofscitnce-rtlattd muting English Department, Bartlett Hall, tlllnoucrmemumd callforpapers . ThefoUowing 3) the rise of international initiative~ such as University of Massachusem, Amherst, MA annouttmmtr have brtn tdiudfor spatt. For the International Congresses and the 0 I 002; [email protected]. a foil tkscription co muir tht HSS Web site at International Mathematical Union; and 4) Phone: (4 13) 545-2973. http: //weber. u. washington.edu/-hssexec. the role of refugee mathematicians m the Ekrtronic listings ofmmings art updaud tvtry internationalization of mathematic~! Bartram 300: A Gathering Friliay mommg and art broughtro the History srandards and research initiatives. For more DfScima Soatry's anmtion bttw«n quanerly 19-21 May 1999, PhiltuMphia information, please contact K.tren Hunger publication oftht HSS Newsletter. For those The Bartram 300 celebration, marking the Parshall and Adrian Rice. Department of who wish to publirh a future muting birth ofjohn Bartram, will honor America's Mathematics, Univer.it}' of Virgin1a, announ«mtnr or call for paptrr pkast smd an first botanisrwith a symposium 19-21 May Charlorresville, VA 22903-3199. E-mail: tkrtronic vmion ofriJe posting ro ur via e-mail 1999, organized by theAcademyofNatural [email protected], or ar6n~!'virginia.edu. at [email protected]. The Society Sciences, American Philosopbjcal Sociery, dots not fiSSttme rtsponsibiliey for the amtracyof Historic Bartram's Garden, Library "Why Ernst Haeckel?" any imnr, and interested persons rhould verify Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia 1-8 }tme 1999, Mttrinf' Brologiml all details, tsptcially deadlines, with the Botanical Club, and Pennsylvania l.abormory, Woods Hoi~. MA appropriate conran pmon. Honicultura.l Society. The symposium wil l The Dibner Institute for the Histolj' of focus on Barrram'seighteenth-<:enruryworld Science and Technology announces il' West Coast History of Science Society of science, his trips of exploration seminar on the HistOlj' ofBiulogy. to bt held 13-15 Apri/1999 Uniwrriry ofCalifornia, throughout the colonies, and his ~~the Marine Biological Laboratory in \\'oods Soma Barbara contemporary legacy. Three panels will Hole, Massachuserrs. Thu }car's -emm~rwill The West Coast History of Science Society explore Bartram as a scientist, the context of ask "Why Ernsr Haeckel?" and will look at will meet April23-25, 1999 at the Universiry his ideas, and his friendship and llaeckel, hisscienrificcomributions, and the1r of California, Santa Barbara. This will be a correspondence with other Quakers, place in history in order to explore rhe way joint _meeting with the UC-Sranford History scientists, and botanists; colonial thar science works and its impact in the larger of Sctence Workshop, which will rake place expeditions and Bartram's forays in to a world. We sha ll examine selection~ from prior to the WCHSS meeting. For WCHSS broader, natural world; and john Bartram's Haeckel's wricings, and other contemporary dues payment and membership information, primary writings, and e.xplore why he evoked con_ract _Mark Hineline, Dept. of History, continuing legacies in horticulture, botany, the reactions he clid - both then and now. Unaverstry of California, San Diego, San environmentalism, and preservation. For Hismrians, philosophers, sociologim, and Diego, CA 92093; [email protected]. funher information, contact Nancy E. biologists will rake part in the dbcussion. In Dues are $5 for students and SJ5 for others. Hoffman, Ph.D., Symposium Chair, do For information about the UC-Sranford Historic Bartram's Garden, 54th St. and addition, hands-on smdywilltake us into the Workshop, contact Ted Porter, Dept. of Lindbergh Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19143: field, the library, and the lab. Anyone is History, UCL\, Box 951473, Los Angeles, Phone: (215) 729-5281 Fax: (215} 729- eligible ro apply, though preference will bt CA 90095-1473; [email protected]. 1047. E-mail: [email protected]. given to those professionals and students whose research interests (at any career srage} Furure Meetings 17 rouch on the i'sue. at hand. We seek a diverse University, will be the keynote speaker. For nffiied: Graduate Program in Histoty and interdisciplinary group 10 promote rich further information, contact Ellen Herman, PhilosophyofScience, Univ. ofNotre Dame, di~u.sions Jnd cro"-fertilization of ideas Department of History, University of Notre Dame, IN 46556, or E-mail: and approachc;. For further inform.uion, Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1288. E-Mail: [email protected]. write to: Dibncr Institute for the History of [email protected]. Phone: Science and Technology: Dibnct Building; (54 1) 346-3118. Fax: (54 1) 346-4895. Web 6th Biennial Conference of the Australian MIT E56- 100; Cambridge, MA 02139 (or site: http://www.yorku.ca/dept/psych/orgs/ Society of the History of Medicine Inc. email to ca dad! The conference meme, "Technological Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles holding it> Fourrh Conlercnce at the Como Spaces," is meant to encourage both Sc., Baltimore, MD 21218. ramberg@ "A. Volta" Centre for Sttcntific Culrure ar traditional and innovative investigations of jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu. Pavia Universiry. Paper' for <:onfcrence the intersection of technology and space or presentation and for inclusion in the place, variously conceived including: high lnvencao: Thinking the Next Millennium Proceedings need to be submitted in rheir tech regions (like Silicon Valley); me world 25·29 Augwt 1999, Sao Paow, Brazil final form bythedeadhneofl May 1999. For wide web as social/cyber space; scientific I nvencao is an opporruniry for those more informacion, plc;c,e M:c the Conference laboratories as technological workplaces; working at the creative edge of rhe artS, Web page, htrp://www.cilea.it/volta?9 or agricultural rechnics; identity (gender, culture, sciences and technology to collaborate in the contact che Conference Coord1nacor: ere.) and siruaced technologies; spacial rransdisciplinary development of ideas and [email protected]. metaphors in computing, ere. In keeping innovative strategies for life in the next with the conference theme, SPT/99 is being millennium. lnvencao is a "seeding" evenr 4th International History, Philosophy and co-sponsored by me Society for Philosophy mat seeks to identify key questions and issues Science Teaching Conference and 8th and Geography. Special ourreach is also being rhac can lead to the radical uansformarion of European History and Physics Teaching made to other science and technology studies culture. lnvencao will examine the Conference organizations as well as potenrial colleagues consequences of th is convergence of art, "Science as Culture" in the Pacific Rim. For more information, science and technology on our sense of self 15-19 S~ptnnbn 1999. Pavia-Como contact Deborah G. Johnson,School ofPublic and human identity, on consciousness, Jointly organized by che Group around the Policy,lvan Allen College, Georgia institute community and rheciry, as well as on learning Scima 6- Education journal and the EPS ofTechnology.Adanta, Georgia 30332-0345, and leisure. FEES: There will be a registration History of Physics Group. rhis conference or by e-mail: [email protected]. fcc of US S I 00 (or equivalent amount in follows earlier, successful ones. Papers for national currency) for those who are selected conference presentation and for inclusion in American Foundations and the De-'e!opmenr to present. Members ofiSEA, CAiWSTAR che Proceedings, need to be submitted in of Modem Biomedicine in Europe and Leonudo/ISAST will be gran red a 20% their final form by I May 1999. For derails 18-19 July 1999. Rncltiftl/n- Arrhivt Cmrn reduction. Funher information is available about submission, format and style ofpapers, This workshop, which will be held in at: hrrp://www.itauculrural.org.br/invencao/ for all scientific informarion oo the two Pocancico Hills, NY on 18-19 July 1999, will invencao.hrrn or Insrituto Culturallrau, Av. conferences and about acwm modariom, refer examine the role of American philanthropy Paulista 149,01311-000 Sao Paulo (SP). to the conference Web sire: www.cilea.ie/ in the esrablishmem ofscientific biomedical Brazil,cd5511238174I,fax55112381720, volta99 or F.-mail: volra99(1i P''.infn.ic. research in Europe during the twentieth [email protected]. century. For more informacion, especiallj• Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749-1817) those interested in presenting work in progress. Commission on the History of Women in and His Times contact Bill Schneider (317) 274-7220, Science, Technology and Medicine 19-24 !Xpttmb" 1999 \\bsdmei@!iupui.edu, or (317) 278-2525. f3x 10-12 Stpttmbn- 1999. Ntwnbam Coll~g~ • Abraham Gorrlob Werner (1749-1817) and The Women's Commission of the DHS/ His Times" is sponsored by the Technical ACS National Meeting: I 25th Anniversary IUHPS will hold an open Conference/ University Bergakadcmic Freiberg .111d the of the Tetrahednl Carbon Arom Workshop on "Women in the History of lmemarional Commi~~ion on the Htstory of 22-26Augusr 1999, Ntw Orkam, U Science: Biography, Autobiography, Tasks, Geological Sciences (INHIGEO). The The year 1999 marks the 125 rh anniversary Results, Problems" at Newnham College, symposium will focus on thcgeological!.cicnces of the tetrahedral carbon arom. In honor of Cambridge, UK, 10- 12 September 1999. during Werner's lifetime. Participants may thar anniversary the Division of Organic The theme aims to direcrconrriburors towards offer papers addressing the following themes: Chemistry. rhe Division of the History of critical discussion of the (auto)biographical (a) Knowledge ofthe earth from 1750 to 1820 Chemistry, and The Chemical Heritage method. The total cost (including and the geological id= of A. G. Werner; (b) Foundation are cosponsoring a symposium accommodation and all meals) will be about Developments and communication, during the August 1999 New Orleans £140. To join the e-mail list co receive further theoretical concepts and academic l\ational Meeting ofthe American Chemical information, write to [email protected]. controversies, research centers and inAuences Society. Ideally, the symposium will be a in geological sciences; (c) The relationships mixture of papers on historical topics and Volta and the Hisrory of Electricity among geological knowledge and scientific, reflections on current issue. in srereochemisuy 11-15 ~tnnbtr 1999, Pavia-Como ideological, and religious ideas during the bychemim (buc norsrraighrforwud research The Interdivisional HisroryofPhysics Group Enlightenment and the early Induscrial resulrs). For more informacion, com:act Peter of the European Physical Society, together Revolution; (d) Wernc1· and the technical J. Ramberg, Tetrahedral Carbon Atom with the Commission on the History of disciplines related to mining ca. 1750-1820; Symposium, Department of Chemistry, Modern Physics of the DHS-IUPHS, is (e) Werner and his natural hisrotycollecrions, L Future Meetings 19 pri,·.ue library and coin collection in rdarion ofGorringen, Humboldtallee II, D-37073 to people in science srudies, srudents in other to orher con temporal) coin collecrioru and Gouingen, Tel. +(49)-551-398412,£-mail: areas touching on the sciences or with an privatclibrarie>: <0 Werner's influence beyond khen [email protected]. Organizational inreresr in interdisciplinary research are also rhe earth ~ience.1and mining technology; and que\tions, technical requests, ere., please encouraged ro submit paper proposals and to (g) the hi~roryofrhe influence Jnd the reception direct to: Dr. A:xel D. Wittmann, atrend the conference. A conference of Werner'~ work. Copic' of rhe first cim•lar U n ivcrsi tiirs-Srernwarte, Geismarlandsrr. registration fee of $10 is required of all are available from: ·1agungsbiiro "Werner II, D-37083 Gottingen, Tel. +(49)-551- attendees. T he 1999 Program Commirrce Symposium," Abdcmiesrrassc 6, TU 395015, r~ax. +(49)-551-395043, E-mail: seeks proposals for individual papers related Beq;akadcmie Frc·iberg, D-09599 Freiberg [email protected]. ro the History, Philosophy, and Sociology of (Sachstn), Germany. E-mail contacts are Dr. Science, Technology, Medicine from the Peter Schmidt ([email protected]) 24th Annual Great Lakes History ancienr period ro the present. Please mail, or Prof. Helmuth Albrecht ([email protected] Conference email or fax a one-page abstract for a 15-20 fteiberg.de). ~ History and the Telling oflt II" minute paper and brieJ c.v. postmarked by 24-25 Stpumb" 1999. Grand &pUis, Mf August 9, 1999 ro: MePHiSToS 1999, Astronomische Gesellscbaft The theme ofthis conference is "History and Department of the History of Science, The 20 Stptfmbtr 1999, Giittingm the Telling of It II." We are pleased ro University of Oklahoma, 601 Elm, Room The annual convent ion ofrhe~tronomisclu announce thar Or. John Harley Warner of 622, Norman, Oklahoma 73019-0315. Tel.: Gfullscbnfiwill be raking place in Gottingcn Yale University will be our keynote speaker. (405) 364-2003, Fax: (405) 325-2363, E this year under the rubric NEW Papers and arranged sessions are invited in all mail: [email protected]. ASTROPHYSICAl HORIZONS. At this areas of hisrorical snndy; preference will be occasion there will be a meeting of the given to those thar relate to the theme. Ifyou Challenging Rhetorics: Cross-Disciplinary History of SCience: Working Group (AK are imeresred in presenting a paper, please Sites of Feminist Discourse Astronom•egelch•chte) on Monday, send an abstract ofapproximately 200 words, 7-9 Ocrobn- 1999, Minn~apolis September 20, 1999. The Working Group's together wirh a short: c.v. ro us by 20 April The Cenrer for Interdisciplinary Srudies of Organizing Committee has-with the 1999. Papers may be proposed individually, Writing at the University of Minnesota approval of the society's Local Organizing or as pans offull or partial sessions. Graduate announces a call for papers for the Second Committee-<:hoscn the following theme: student submissions are welcome. Those Biennial International Feminism(s) and The lmtory and function of nonverbal interested in chairing and commenting on a Rhetoric(s) Conference "Challenging representatiom in research practice in ~ession should send a c.v. and indicate areas Rhetorics: Cross-Disciplinary Sites of astronomy and astrophysics. This primarily of expertise. Please address all inquiries and Feminist Discourse," 7-9 October in involves im01gc~ or other forms of pictorial abstracts to Dr. Carolyn Shapiro-Shapin, Minneapolis. We invite 250-word proposals registration (e.g.. photos, video tape~) of Departmem of History, Grand Valley State that share theories about and examples of observationJI data. Historical studies of University, Allendale, Ml 49401. E-mail: new discourse practices emerging as a result astronomical and asrrophysical [email protected]. Fax: (616) 895-3285. offeminist scholarship across the disciplin~ representations are our emphasis, bur Phone: (616) 895-3445. in rhe academy. For further information, scientist\ in the fidd arc: also invited to think contact Hildy Miller at e-mail about the current funcrionsofimaging (e.g., Mephistos 1999 [email protected] or see our Web sire unsharp masking, speckle deconvolution or 1-2 Orrob~r 1999. Universiry ofOJdahoma hrrp:/!CJSW.cla.umn.edu. image comprc:ss1on) and rhc ever changing The University of Oklahoma History of techniques used, which inevitably will soon Science Association is proud ro announce the Sixteenth Cenrury Studies Association become part of history as well. The 18th annual Mephisros graduate student Annual Meeting conference language is English. Following a confcrenceanhe UniversityofOklahoma in 28-30 Oaober 1999. St. Louis decision by the society's board, a projected Norman, Oklahoma on October 1-2, 1999. The annual meetingoftheSixteenth Century fee in the amount of about 30 DM (15 Mephistos is an annual conference for Studies Association will rake place in Sr. Euro) will have co be charged to all those graduate srudents working in the field of Louis, October28-30. 1999. The conference participants not registering at rhe AG Science Studies, which encompasses the is devored roa wide range oftopics in sixteenth meeting. Plca~e direct any questions about history, philosophy, and sociology ofscience, century studies, including early modern th.e topic, offer<; ro deliver briefralks (together technology. and medicine. Mephistos history of science. For more information wtth a one-page English abstract, in ASCIJ, providesdteopponuniryforgradwuesrudents contact Gerhild Scholz Williams, LaTeX, Word95!97 saved as rtf file, or ro present papers, engage in informal Coordinator, Deparrmenr of German, Box written by f)'J>ewrirer) no later than May discussion, and meet students from other 1104, Washington Uoiversiry,St. Louis, MO 31, 1999 to: Dr. Habil. Klaus Henrschel, universities. AlthougbMephisroswiU appeal 63130, gerhild_"~lliams@aismail. wustl.edu. Institute for History of Science, University 20 History of Science Society Newsletter April 1999 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and committee strongly encourages the Nuions-Oral History- Poliueal Movement' Alcnnder von Humboldt submission of entire panels that include all • Quantitative Methods - Religion- Rur~l - 29-30 Onob" 1999, Drot5eheAkadnni~ presenters, chair, and commentator. Though Sexuality - Social inequality - T ec:hnology - dtr Noturfimchtr individual proposals will be considered, they Theory - Urban- Women/Gender. The L~opoldino, Holk (Soak), Gmnany will nor be as easy to place on the program as Conference fee will be dA. 300 (at present rh1~ The symposium entitled "Das Allgemeine completed panels. Contributors whose paper is about US$ 150). The deadline for sending und das Einzelne - Johann Wolfgang von proposals are accepted can a.lso serve as chair in an abstract is 30 April 1999. Funhcr Goethe und Alexander von Humboldt im of another session. For more information: information about theEuropeJn Social ~l i cncl· Gespraech" will focus on a variety ofscientific Mart Stewart (program chair}, Wc:;rern l listoryConferencecan be obtained from the issues rhat were inv~tigated, interpreted and Washington Universiry,[email protected]; Conference lmernetsite at hrrp://www. ii JCf.S History Symposium: I 00 Years of also serve as an arena for critical debate about Science under ICES cent a I themes of current scholarship and the Isis Books Received J.J August 2000, Ht'lm~ki, Finl,lfld pioneer fronts ofhiswrical research. In order The lmcrnarional Council for rhe to ensure the widest possible participation Prior ro the publication ofeach Ntwsktur, rhe Exploration of the Sea ( I CI·~). rhe world's from all parrs of rbe world, grams will be HSS Executive Office receives from rhe Isis oldelt intergovernmental m.uinc science Jvailable for parricipams from ;elected Editorial Office a list of books received by rhar office for poremial review. 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