ISSN 0739-4934 NEWSLETTER HISTORY OF SCIENCE

VOLUME 27 NUMBER 1 January 1998 SOCIETY

HSS Announces Reorganization of Executive Office: a Permanent Office and an Executive Director As the HistoryofScienceSocietyapproachesitsseventy-fifth anniversary{1999), its administrative structure is changing. Over the past several decades, we have grown steadily, and our day-to-day operation has become increasingly complex: success has its price. Thanks to the efforts of Gerald Holton, the Society raised an endowment (currently valued at over $2,000 ,000), the income from which allowed us to expand the office of Secretary to that of Executive Secretary. In 1987 Michael Sokal became the Society's first Executive Secretary, and under his leadership the office began providing much-needed services to the members; the HSS Newsletter is one example. Keith Benson assumed the office in 1993 and has further expanded its services; for instance, the annual meetings are now planned several years in advance and are organized by the Executive Secretary's office. The second major step came in the early 1990s when, in order to make the income stream from the publication ofIsis and Osiris more predictable, we entered into an agreement with the University of Chicago Press to publish and promote these periodicals and to take over our membership billing system. That arrangement has worked well, and we can now make income projections for budgets several years in the future. As a result of these changes, the Society's finances are now predictable and the day-to-day operations are running very smoothly. The cost ofthese increased services to the membership has not been great: in constant dollars, membership dues are now just 16 percent higher than they were in 1970. The Executive Secrewy's operation has now reached the point at which a further change is necessary. Functions such as preparing the HSS Newsletter, running elections, keeping the Society's Web site current, organizing the annual meeting, maintaining the HSSJOBS listings, and representing the Society's interests in Washington, DC make great demands on the Executive Secretary's time. Part-time secretaries and graduate students can lighten the load only slighdy, and the generosity of institutions that house the office goes only so far. In order to deal with the increasing work load, the HSS Executive Office at the University ofWashington has for more than a year employed Constance Malpas, an historian of science who is completing her dissertation (Princeton), as a full-time Executive Assistant paid by the Society. During his term as President, Fred Gregory has worked very hard to put the Executive Secretary's office on more solid footing. In 1996, he appointed an ad hoc committee to review the functioning of the office. The committee, consisting of Mary Jo Nye, Albert Moyer, Maggie ~-----...., Osler, and Mike Sokal, and chaired by Mott Greene, issued a report in August 1997 calling for the establishment of a permanent Society office directed by a salaried Executive Director. At the annual meeting in San Diego this past November, the HSS Council voted to change the Society's administrative structure accordingly. When Keith Benson's term as Executive Secretary expires at the end of 1998, the office ofExecucive Secretary as currently defined in the Society's statutes will revert to that of Secretary, a voting member of the Executive Committee whose function is to keep the Society's records and to do its official correspondence. The day-to-day affairs of the Society will be administered at a permanent office headed by an Executive Director, a full-time, salaried, employee of the Society, who is responsible to the Executive Committee and to the HSS President. The term of the Executive Director will be five years and can be renewed. Funding for the office and position has been budgeted and will require no added increased of membership dues. Three announcements appear on page 2, asking for (1) institutional proposals for the permanent office, (2) applications for the new position of Executive Director, and (3) applications for the red~fined position of Society Secretary. Further details are supplied in the announcements. W1th these changes, the History of Science Society will have created a stable admi~istrative stru~ture that is common to learned societies of comparable size and that can continue to proVIde necessary and valuable services to the profession without HSS President Albert Van Heiden (Continued on page 2) ------?,- page2 History of Science Society Newsletter 1 (Continued from page 1) "HSS Executive Office Reorganization . .. " making unrealistic demands on the time of one of its members .. Finally, during his term as President, Fred Gregory has proVIded the Society with very effective leadership and worked tirelessly on its {our!) behalf. I take this opportunity to express my gratitude and admiration to him. -President Albert Van Heldm

Request for Proposals for HSS Permanent Office

The History of Science Society invites proposals from insti­ tutions to house the Society's new permanent office for an initial term offive years, beginning 1January 1999, with the possibility ofrenewal. The Office will be directed by the Society's new Executive Director (see announcement below), whose salary and benefits will he paid by the Society. Proposalsshouldincludespecificdetailson the institution's proposed rontributions to this office (graduate assistants, secretarial assistance, space, computing and networking support, telephone, FAX, photocopying, faculty/scholar privileges for the Executive Di­ rectory, etc.). Preliminary proposals (letters of intent) must be re­ ceived by 15 February; final proposals are due 15 April. The decision will he announced by 15 June 1998. Direct inquiries, correspondence, and proposals to Professor Ronald L. Numbers, UniversityofWisron­ sin-Madison, Department of the History of Medicine, 1300 Univer­ sity Avenue, Madison, WI 53706 (608 262-1460; email to:[email protected]).

HSS Executive Director

The History of Science Society seeks applications for its newly created full-time, salaried, position of Executive Director, duties to begin I January 1999. Applicants should possess formal academic training in history of science from a recognized graduate program. Reporting to the Executive Committee, the Executive Director is responsible for managing the overall operations of the Executive Office. He or she will create and identify program initia­ tives, recommend and, upon approval, implement programs, policies, and procedures to ensure that the Society fulfills its mission. The Executive Director is charged with providing rontinuity in the Society's programs and policies, and in its relations with the academic community, governmental and philanthropic agencies, and the population at large. The Executive Director manages the finances of the Executive Office, supervises the Executive Office staff, and oversees miscellaneous societal publications. The Director is addition­ ally res~on~ible for planning the Society's annual meeting, managing the Society s web-based and. other electronic services, and implement­ mg new programs and seTVIces (e.g., job placement) as needed. The Executive Director is expected to promote the interests of the Society and Its con~ntuent members, and is responsible for ensuring the Soaety c~n tm u~ to fulf~lits stated mission ofadvancing research and popular mterest m the hiStory of science. The Executive Director will provide the Society's Executive (Continued on page 3) January 1998 page3

(Continued from page 2) HSS Secretary ''HSS Executive Director ... " The History of Science Society invites applications for the Secretary and Treasurer with quarterly budget reports, and will supply position of Society Secretary. The Secretary serves for a term of five the Executive Committee with an annual report on the state of the years, with possibility of renewal, on the Society's Executive Commit­ Society each spring in time for the latter's spring meeting. The tee. The Secretary's function is to maintain all official records of the Director is additionally charged with developing a five-year plan for Society's meetings, including recording the minutes of the Executive the Executive Office (to correspond with his or her term of service), Committee meetings, the HSS Council meeting, and the annual HSS which is subject to approval ofthe Executive Committee and Council. The Executive Director is expected to play an important role in Business meeting. The Society Secretary will, in addition, maintain semi-annual communications between the Society's standing com­ development and societal fund-raising. Persons interested in the position should supply a letter of mittees and the Executive Committee and will maintain the Society's application, a curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation. records and carry on its correspondence. All materials (letter of Parallel proposals for institutional commitments are encouraged, but application, a curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation) not required (see announcement above). All materials should be sent should be sent to Professor Ronald L. Numbers, University of to Professor Ronald L. Numbers, University ofWisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin-Madison, Department of the History of Medicine, 1300 Department of the History of Medicine, 1300 University Avenue, University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706 (608 262-1460; Madison, WI 53706 (608 262-1460;[email protected]). [email protected]).

preceptorials, as graduate students normally do for a semester or two, was not altogether a happy experience for him, George combined a fine mind with a gentle disposition and a sweet nature, but he was reserved and sometimes uneasy in his manner. Though he was never It is very sad that George Sweetnam should not have been hard on those around him, and on the contrary was extremely given the opportunity to live the life and do the work ofwhich he was considerate, he was very hard on himself. He was at his best and most capable. George concentrated in history and science at Harvard and graceful with the written word. Indeed, I have not known a student graduated magna cum laude in 1971. After several years of experience who wrote more naturally and more clearly, about technical matters with journalism, first with the Miami Herald, and then on the editorial in the .first place, and also about personalities and circumstances. His staff ofScience Digest, he enrolled in the program in History ofScience thesis is quite simply a first-rate piece ofwork. It is original, interesting, at Princeton in 1982. I then taught an introductory reading seminar informative, and not a bit trendy - a true contribution to knowledge for entering students and was greatly impressed from the outset with in the classic sense of the phrase. George's ready grasp of the material, with his enthusiasm for science George did take longer to complete his dissertation than a past and present, and with his remarkable gifts as a writer. It came as thesis should require, though not longer than other students often do. a surprise, therefore, when at the end of a highly proficient year of Looking back, one can see and indeed one sensed at the time, that he study, he found himself unsure whether scholarship was right for him was less and less happy with his work and with himself as the months or he for it, and elected to withdraw from graduate study, at least for went by. George was a perfectionist, ofcourse. We also know now that the time being, in order to try his hand at business. he was not in good health. He collapsed one day a few months before George did not, however, give up his interest in the field or finishing and had to be hospitalized briefly. He nevertheless com­ his reading. With our high opinion of his qualities, the faculty of the pleted his final revision in the summer of 1996 and took the final program was the more gratified that in 1989 he chose to resume his public examination in September of that year. His defense of the studies. I had retired by that time, but he did me the honor ofkeeping thesis, as I wrote him afterwards, elicited as interesting a discussion in frequent touch throughout his graduate career. To all appearances, among participating faculty and students as I could remember. it went well in the early years. George passed his generals with flying George was effective in discussion among people he knew. colors and qualified for the M.A. in 1990, just over a year after He was not at his best amid the stresses of interviews with search returning. committees, and he never received an offer of a job. I hoped that he He was eager to do a thesis on a subject in the relatively recent might elect to pursue a writing career, but he wanted to teach and felt history of physical science, and hesitated for a time on choosing he had invested too much of himself in preparation to change course. between the cosmological problem of dark matter and the topic that Back home in Manchester, Connecticut, he had open heart surgery in finally engaged him, the work of Henry Rowland at Johns Hopkins March of this year, and though he recovered physically, he was unable and the formation of a characteristically American research school to overcome the depression against which he evidently had been around the use ofthe diffraction grating in the development ofspectral struggling hard, as we ought to have seen much earlier. analysis. The research went well in the first year, he formulated the George tried his very best. In the end, the professional problem clearly, and the American Philosophical Society awarded system, and all of us involved in it, failed him, and he died by his own George the John Slater Fellowship for 1992-93. hand on 4 September 1997. May he rest in peace. Thereafter matters proceeded more slowly. Teaching Charl~s C. Gillispi~ Prinuton, Novmzb~r 1997 History of Science Society Newsletter page4

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HSS Officers, Editors, & Committee Chairs for 1998 HSS members are urged to consult this list to contact those with oversight responsibilities for specific HSS programs and activities

f.xEqmyg COMMIITEE (HSS 0FFIC£RS): 608-262-3984; dclindbe@facstaff. wisc.edu The HSS Nominating Committee has Committee on Publications, Seymour Presitlent, Albert Van Heiden, Department produced another excellent slate ofcandidates Mauskopf, DepartmentofHistory 226 Carr ofHistory, MS-42, Rice University, 6100 S. for the 1998 Election {April N~sletur). The Building, Box 90719, Duke University, Main Street, Houston, TX 77005-1892; 0: following candidates have agreed to be Durham, NC 27708-0719; 0: 919-684- 713-527-4947; Fax: 713-285-5207; nominated for HSS Council, to begin service 2 58 1; Fax: 9 1 9-6 8 1- 7 6 7 0; [email protected] in 1999 (five to serve): VicePresitlmt, RonaldL. Numbers,Univ. of [email protected] Committee on Research ana the Profession, Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of History of • Robert Brain (Harvard) Medicine, 1300 University Ave., Madison, GarlandAllen, Biology Department, Wash­ ington University, St. Louis, MO 63130; • James Capshew (Indiana University) WI 53706; 0: 608 262 1460; Fax: 608 262 • Lesley Cormack (University of Alberta) 2327; rnumbers@macc. wise.edu 0: 314-935-6808 Fax: 314-935-4432; allen @biodec.wustl.edu • Evelyn Hammonds {MIT) Executive Secretary, Keith R. Benson, His­ • Pamela Long {Folger Library) toryofScience Society Executive Office, Box CHAIRS OF SUJJCOMMIITE~; • Pam Mack {Clemson) 351330, University ofWashington, Seattle, Committee on Diversity, Garland Allen, • Bruce Moran {University of Nevada) WA 98195-1330; 0: 206-543-9366; Fax: Biology Department, Washington Univer­ • Naomi Oreskes {New York University) 206-685-9544; krbenson@u. washington.edu sity, St. Louis, MO 63130; 0: 314-935- • Phil Sloan {Notre Dame) Treasurer andChair, Committee on Finances, 6808Fax:314-935-4432; • Norton Wise {Princeton) Marc Rothenberg, 8533 Milford Avenue, allen @biodec.wustl.edu Silver Spring, MD 2091 0; 0: 202-357-2787 Committee on Intlependent Scholars, Sara The following candidates have agreed to be x18; [email protected] Miles, Departtnent of History, East­ nominated for the Nominating Committee. Editor, Margaret Rossiter, 100 Fairview Joan em College, 10 Fairview Drive, St. Davids, Those nominated to positions from HSS Square, Apt. 4K, Ithaca, NY 14850; 0:607- PA 19087-3696; 0: 610-341-4389; Fax: Council (three to serve) are: 2 55-2 54 5; Fax: 6 0 7-2 55-0 6 1 6; 610-341-1460; [email protected] [email protected] Women's Caucus, Karen Rader, Division • Paula Findlen {Stanford) CHAIRS OF SIAI'JDING COMMITTEES~ ofH urn ani ties and Social Sciences, Caltech, • Jan Golinski (UniversityofNew Hampshire) Committee on Education, Richard Kremer, Pasadena, CA 91125; 0: 818 395-4558; • Roger Hahn (U. of California, Berkeley) Department of History 6107 Reed Hall, Fax: 818-793-4681; [email protected] • Gregg Mitman (University of Oklahoma) Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755; and Peggy Kidwell, Smithsonian Institu­ • Karen Reeds {Independent scholar) 0: 603-646-2228; Fax: 603-646-3353; tion, MRC 636, NMAH 5128, Washing­ • Mary Terrall (UCLA) [email protected] ton, DC 20560; 0: 202-357-2392; Fax: Committee on Honors anJ Prizes, Margaret 202-357-1853; [email protected] Those nominated to serve the Society from At­ Osler, DeparttnentofHistory, University of North American Committee, Dibner Visit­ large (two to serve) are: Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, ing Historians ofScience Program, Bernard Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4 CANADA; 0: Ligh tman, Office ofthe Dean ofArts, S922 • Fre~ Churchill (Indiana University) 403-220-640116414; Fax: 403-289-8566; Ross, York University, 4700 Keele Street, • Judith Goodstein (Caltech) mjosler@acs. ucalgary .ca North York,OntarioM3J 1P3, CANADA; • Lynn Nyhart (U. ofWisconsin, Madison) Committee on Meetings anJPrograms, Paul 0: 905-736-5164, x22028; Fax: 905-736- • Sylvan Schweber (Brandeis) Theerman, Smithsonian InstitutionArchives, 5892; [email protected] AI2135 MRC414, Washington, DC 20560; Washington Representative, Ronald S. HSS statutes permit additional nominations 0:202-357-1421 x27; Fax: 202-357-2395· Calinger, Departtnent ofHistory, Catholic throughpetition, from members ofthe Society: s1.. [email protected] ' University of America, Washington, DC ~lease c~ntact the Executive Office for Nominating Committee, David Lindberg, 20064; 0: 202-319-5484 mformatlon or refer to the HSS Statutes D~partme~t of History of Editor ofCurrent Bibliography, John Neu, (exc~rpted on the following page, "Offices," Sc1ence, U mversity ofWisconsin, Helen C. ~emorial Library, University of Wiscon­ Secnon Ill.9, page?) and on the HSSwebsite. White Hall, 600 N. Park Street, Madison, sm, 728 State St., Madison, WI 53706; WI 53706-1474; 0: 608-262-3971; Fax: F ax:608-265-2754; [email protected] page6 History of Science Society Newsletter

In the int"~t ofrmzinding Sociay mnnb"s oftheprinciples andprocedures governing the nomination and election ofHSS Council memberJ, we reprint h"ewith an excerpt ftom the Society's Statutes. The foil text ofHSS Statutes was last published in the March, 1997 issue ofiSIS, and is available in its mtiray on the HSS web site.

and vote for other names. III. Offices commentedbrie.flyaboutlsisand Osiris, draw­ The ballots shall be received by the ing the attention ofher colleagues to the 75th Executive Secretary and valid ballots shall be 7. The officers [of the Society] shall anniversary celebration in 1999 and her plans tallied by a committee consisting of the Ex­ be a President, a Vice-President who is Presi­ for an issue of Osiris to commemorate the dent-elect, an Executive Secretary, a Trea­ ecutive Secretary and at least one other per­ event. She also mentioned the on-going pro­ surer, and the Editor of the Society. son, appointed by the Executive Secretary. cess ofsearching for a successor to John Neu, 8. There shall be a Council consist­ In the event ofa tie vote, the mem­ the retiring editor of the Society's biblio­ ing of the officers, the immediate Past-presi­ bers of the Society present at the annual graphic resources who will be stepping down dent ofthe Society (two-year term) and fifteen business meeting shall choose by ballot be­ in 1999. additional members elected from and by the tween the nominees with the highest number President Gregory announced the fa­ membership of the Society. The officers of votes. vorable decision by HSS Council to re-ap­ constitute the Executive Committee of the point Rossiter to Editor for another five-year Council. Excerpted ftom the Statutes of the History of position. He also congratulated her for re­ Science Society {revised 1996) 9. Terms: The Vice-President shall ceivingtwooftheSociety's prestigious awards be elected by ballot for two calendar years at the annual banquet during the previous followed by two calendar years as President; evening. Finally, Gregory asked for the Soci­ in each year five members of the Council ety members to consider the statute change shall be elected for three calendar years; in (Section 111.9) referring to the nomination each year a Nominating Committee for the process for members of the Society's Nomi­ following year shall be elected. President Frederick Gregory wdcomed eight members of the Society who joined the nating Committee. The changes had been Ba//ots: The Nominating Com­ Executive Committee for the HSS Business approved previously by the Executive Com­ mittee, consisting of three members of the Meeting on Sunday morning, 9 November mittee and HSS Council, but on a vote of 5- Council and two other members of the Soci­ 2, the statute changes were not approved (2 ety, shall prepare a ballot to be sent to each at 8:00am. The President asked Executive votes in favor of approval, five against ap­ member of the Society at least two months Secretary Keith Benson, Treasurer Marc proval). The recommended changes will be before the annual meeting. For the Vice­ Rothenberg, and Editor MargaretRossiterto reconsidered by HSS Executive Committee President, the ballot shall contain the names provide brief comments to supplement their and Council. of two candidates proposed by the Nominat­ annual reports, which were made available to Just before adjournment, Michele ing Committee together with the names of . the attendees of the meeting. Aldrich asked Executive Secretary Benson if any other candidates nominated by petitions . Following Benson, s remarks, Michele signed by at least twenty-five members of the Aldnch recommended that the Executive he would provide more explicit terms for the Society. For the Council, the ballot shall Office utilize the services ofmore HSS mem­ members and chairs of the Society's standing contain the names of ten candidates pro­ bers by soliciting their input via e-mail con­ committees, perhaps through additions to posed by the Nominating Committee to­ cernin~ issues that are directed to the the Society's bylaws. Benson replied that the gether with the names of other candidates Executive Office and that consume so much ~nformation would be forthcoming follow­ nominated by petitions signed by at least of ~e daily affairs of the office. Roben Frank mg the annual meeting. fifreen members of the Society. praJSed the Executive Office for its efforts . The President of the Society shall especially as these efforts related to the an~ -Keith R. Benson appomt the chair of the Nominating Com­ ~ual m~ting [Aldrich later requested more mittee from among those elected to that information about the meeting expenses and Committee. revenue, which Benson agree to supply]. . Nominating petitions, together ~~c Rothenberg provided a thorough With the agreement ofthe person nominated ~escnptton of the Society's finances, includ­ must r~ch the chair of the Nominatin~ mg the decision to increase the draw from the Co.mmittee wi.thin two months after publi­ endo~en~ to 4.~ percent, the recent use of canon of the list of nominees. Each list of the ~oct:ty s Speaal Projects Fund, and the Society s report from the d' candida~ on the ballot shall be arranged in Roth au ttors. ~pha.beocal order without further distinc­ . enberg emphasized how pleased the nons, and there shall be blank spaces at the auditors are with the Society's fin 'al af. fairs. anct - end of each list in which the voter may enter The Society's editor, Margaret Rossiter,

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Deliberations of the 1997 Council Meeting

President Frederick Gregory welcomed members ofHSS Coun­ then noted the good situation in which there is not an immediate need cil to his final Council meeting as president of the Society, held in San for a dues increase to meet press expenses; indeed, the Society is in the Diego at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla on 5 November 1997. In his enviable position of contemplating its own dues increase to meet welcoming remarks, he noted the continued vigor of the Society and Society expenses! Mott Greene then raised the issue ofthe expense line its healthy financial state, characteristics that helped make his tenure from the press budget ("Press Business Services"), noting the potential as president so pleasant. savings associated with either combining these expenses for both Isis Executive Secretary Keith Benson referred the members of and Osiris, or the savings associated with co-locating both the Execu­ Council to his annual report. He noted the approval by HSS Council tive Office and the Editorial Office and the consequent reevaluation of the new members to HSS committees. Benson then provided of Society-related publication costs (these will be evaluated during advance details for the meeting in San Diego, he noted the recent 1998 as the result of a Society-wide cost allocation study). grants to the Society from the Dibner Fund and the Joseph H. Hazen During HSS committee reports, the Council heard of the Foundation, he announced the upcoming publication of a new diligent work of the committees on Publication (CoP), Education Society directory, and he called attention of the Council to the (CoE), Research and the Profession (CoRP), Honors and Prizes impressive report submitted by Executive Assistant Constance Mal pas. (CoHP), and Meetings and Programs (CoMP), as well as separate Benson specifically praised the efforts of Malpas, noting how much reports from the Society's delegates and the Women's Caucus. Among more effective the Executive Office has operated since her arrival over the notable discussion was the approval of the new teaching award one year ago and how much she has contributed to the effectiveness recommended from both CoHP and CoE Ooseph H. Hazen Teach­ of Society-wide communication, especially through the construction ing Award) and the announcement of the completion of the "Images and maintenance of the Society's Web site. and Sounds" project by CoE, now called The Magic Lantern: A Guide Treasurer Marc Rothenberg led members of the Council through to Audiovisual Resources for Teaching the History ofScience, Technology, the details of the Society's budgets, including the recently-arrived andMedicine(edited by Robert K. DeKosky, David}. Rhees, and Eric auditors' report. The essential features of his report included the S. Boyles; now available through the HSS Executive Office for $15 announcement that the 1996-97 budget ended with a surplus of each). $13,461, the Special Projects Fund has now exceeded $30,000, the HSS Council then turned to the report of the ad hoc Committee 1997-98 budget needed amending (unanimously approved by Coun­ on the Administrative Organization of the History of Science Society, cil), and the auditors' report was favorable. Actually, Rothenberg chaired by Mott Green with Mary J o Nye, Maggie Osler, Bert Moyer, noted that the Society (and PSA) was praised by the auditors for its and Mike Sokal as members. President Gregory related the process compliance with regulations from the National Science Foundation through which the decision was made to pursue a new administrative while, at the same time, noting that this will probably be the final year structure and then Mott Greene provided details of the report. The of auditing of our NSF funds since the federal government has now Council then deliberated for over thirty minutes concerning the raised the threshold for auditing from $25,000 to $300,000 (the latter details of the recommendations, which primarily called for the selec­ figure is larger than our annual contribution from NSF of$40,000). tion of a permanent office for the executive functions of the Society Susan Kempler, the representative of US Trust which manages the and a new position of Executive Director to administer the office. Society's endowment, then reported on the performance of the After considerable discussion, Council amended the recommendation endowment, which has averaged an annual increase of 10.5 percent from the Executive Committee and adopted the recommendation since 1993 (one year ago, the annualized increase was 8.1 percent!). from the ad hoc committee that a new permanent office with an The Society's endowment now has a market value in excess of Executive Director be established and that the position of Executive $2,000,000, an increase of over $300,000 from last year. Secretary be reconfigured as HSS Secretary, charged primarily with Editor Margaret Rossiter briefed members of Council on the maintaining the official records of the Society. The recommendation process of receiving submissions for Isis, emphasizing the importance was approved (13 yes; 3 no). of the good staff in the Editorial Office. Many members of Council As a result of Council action, Treasurer Rothenberg then submit­ asked Rossiter about details associated with the quality ofsubmissions, ted the budget for 1998-99 for approval, which includes provisions for the review process, and the timing of publication. Following her the increased cost of a permanent office. The net increase, which is report, Council accepted, with unanimity, the recommendation from $11,900 overthecurrentproposed budget for 1998-99, was approved the Executive Committee to re-appoint Rossiter to a second five-year unanimously. Additional Old Business included the approval of the term. statute change for the Nominating Committee (Section 111.9), which Julie Noblitt, from the University of Chicago Press, presented. was approved unanimously and the discussion of the preliminary the press marketing report, noting the good response to and the report of the ad hoc Committee on Spending Money, chaired by Joan healthy state ofboth Isis and Osiris. President Gregory then reminded Cadden, with Paul Farber, Pam Mack, and Jane Maienschein as Council ofthe history surrounding the relations between the press and members. Council voted unanimously to recommend to the ad hoc HSS, noting the past projections concerning the profitability of the committee the need to develop procedures for evaluating requests for journal and the fact that we have now met those projections. Gregory (ContintUJ on page 8) pageS History of Science Society Newsletter

(Continuetl from pagt 7) and to coordinate a joint prize in the history ofchemistry. Council also Council Meeting. . . . approved the request for a new interest group (Me~deleev ~nterest money and to develop Society-wide priorities for the spending of Group) and, in its final action, provided a standing ovatiOn for

moo~ . President Gregory, who responded by declaring that h.is two years of The 1997 HSS Council meeting concluded by heanng a req~est service had been a great experience. It hardly needs betng stated that from Arnold Thackray from the Chemical Heritage. Foun.danon all the members of HSS feel exactly the same. Thank you so much, (CHF) for closer collaboration between CHF and HSS, mduding the Fred!! potentialforHSStoappointamembertotheCHFBoardofOverseers -K~ith R. Benson

Information about Annual Meetings Keith R. Benson

Beginning in 1993 when I assumed th~ positi~n ~f ~ecutive plan several years in advance. Thus, the Executive Office .h~ been Secretary, my office has worked very closely With the ~octety s ~­ working closely with the American Council of Learned Soctetles ~d mittee on Meetings and Programs to plan and to orgaruze the Society s its contacts within the meeting industry and it has been working annualmeetingfromtheExecutiveOfficeinsteadofrdyingexclusively closely with several hotel companies (e.g., Hyatt) to obtain the best on a local oommittee and program committee. This decision, which rates possible. At the present time, we have made contractual arrange­ was formally adopted at the HSS Council meeting in Minneapolis after ments for meetings through 2001, with pending arrangements for a two-year trial period, was prompted by a host of reasons. On the one 2002. hand, the annual meetings have become so complex (over 550 attend­ To determine the site of an upcoming meeting, we first evaluate ees, 50+ sessions with over 225 papers, 12-15 committee meetings, the locations of past meetings to ensure that the Society holds its catered events, over 50 travel grants for graduate students and indepen­ meetings at varied locations. Our preferred goal is to meet in geo­ dentscholars, and a book exhibit featuring over 40 exhibitors) that they graphical settings that mirror the national population of historians of taxed our volunteer local oommittees to the brink of exhaustion. On science. As a result, over a four-year period we attempt to meet once the other hand, there are legal liabilities ranging from hotel contracts on the West coast, once in the Midwest, and twice in the region east (and the related financial obligations) to accident coverage for attend­ of the Mississippi River. Of course, the goal is not always met, since ees that have required the Society to become more involved in the planning of the meetings. rates in some national markets are prohibitively expensive (Boston, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and Washington, DC). Once a CoMP and the Executive Office are very pleased with the results region has been identified, the Executive Office sends CoMP a list of of our collaborative efforts in planning the annual meetings. Atten­ dance over the past four years has always exceeded 550 (San Diego potential sites that have hotels fitting our meeting needs, complete approached 600!), the number ofpaper and session proposals increases with comparative hotel rates and travel costs. Both costs are used in the each year, and both the book exhibit and program advertisements eventual decision. Thus, we may locateasettingwith $85/nighthotel {both revenue generating activities) have increased. At the same time, rates but transportation costs that average $500, while another site we have kept the registration fees between $50-60, a range that has not may have $110/night hotel rates but transportation costs that average changed since 1990 and is below that of most of our constituent $350. Clearly, the latter setting is preferable, since on the average it societies! For this fee, HSS members receive discounted hotel rates would cost members about $100 less than the former setting. Of {usually 40 percent below the hotel standard rate), meeting programs course, we also seek to select sites that are attractive venues. (next year we will also include paper abstracts), audio-visual aids during One question about the annual meeting that persists at the sessions, complimentary coffee during coffee breaks, and complimen­ annual HSS Business meeting is the issue ofwhether the Society makes tary beverages and hors d'oeuvres at the two major Society receptions a profit at the meetings. According to CoMP guidelines, the annual (the graduate students are hosted at the post-banquet party on Satur­ meeting is required to break-even financially. Thus, all direct costs day evenings). Meetings planned through the end of the twentieth (publication of the program, catered events, audio-visual equipment, century will maintain these same rates and level of service. etc.) must be covered by the income generated by registration fees, Of course, success and growth have their costs. The Society's book exhibit fees, and advertising revenues. But since 1993, the annual meeting is too large to be held on university campuses (by Society has also elected to ensure that the indirect costs of the meeting statute, we must meet during the last quarter of the calendar year, a (preparation of the program, meeting planning, telephone calls, time when colleges and universities are in session) and we are now too mailing, etc.), absorbed in the past by the Executive Office, will be met large to meet in seoond-tier hotels located in smaller urban settings. by this same income. Currently, the Executive Office receives an Our only option is now to meet in mid-size or larger cities and in those indirea fee of 20 percent of its HSS appropriation (20 percent is an cities with major hotels and oonvention facilities on site (freestanding informed estimate of costs within the Executive Office that are convention facilities are too expensive for us to consider at this point). associated with the annual meeting) from meeting revenues. Thus, all In addition, the strong national economy has created a sellers market direct and indirect costs associated with the annual meeting are borne in the meeting industry, so it is difficult to get attractive rates unless we by the revenues generated at the annual meeting and not from the (Continued on page 9) ______...... ------~

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Continued from page 7) Annual Meetings ... annual general budget ofHSS. Any revenue above these costs is returned to the Society's endowment. I am very pleased with the quality of our annual meetings, both from a programmatic level and from an organizational standpoint. Of course, there are problems every year (the caterer did not deliver enough food at the Society reception in San Diego, for example!), but the successes are far more numerous as is evidenced by the increasing number of at­ tendees each year. At the same time, we are interested in serving our colleagues better, so please send in your thoughts and suggestions. And we look forward to seeing you in Kansas City (1998), Pittsburgh (1999), Vancouver (2000), Denver (2001), and Milwaukee (2002).

Thanks to these HSS members who 1997 HSS Banquet, San Diego participated in the Sponsor.. a-Scholar Program in 1997! ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• : HSS Sponsor-a-Scholar Program : Michele L. Aldrich, Cornell University • • • ___ Yes, I would like to sponsor the scholar I have listed below. • Alan C. Bowen, IRCPS • • Joan Lisa Bromberg, Sacramento, CA • • ___ Yes, please choose a scholar for me. • David C. Cassidy, Ho.fttra University • • Peggy Champlin, Los Angeles • ___ Yes, please renew my sponsorship of the scholar named below. • Jonathan Coopersmith, Texas A&M • • Lorraine Daston, Max Planck Institut • • Virginia Dawson, Cleveland : Scholar's Name:------• Michael Aaron Dennis, Cornell • • Ron Doel, Oregon State • Addre~=------­ • Bruce Eastwood, U. Kentucky : City: ------Country: ______Postal Code: ______• Elizabeth Garber, SUNY Stony Brook • • Judith Goodstein, Pasadena • • Loren Graham, MIT • • • Sponsor's Name:------• Frederick Gregory, U. Florida • • Benjamin Harris, U. Wise., Parkside. • Addre~=------­ • Gerald Holton, Harvard • • : City: ______Country: ______Postal Code: ______• Joel Howell, U. Michigan • HSS Executive Office • • : Telephone:------Email: ------• ISIS Editorial Office • • E.S. Kennedy, Princeton • • Mark Levinson, U. Washington : Amount Enclosed: ______($35 annually for each scholar sponsored) • Chuang Liu, U. Florida • Kenneth M. Ludmerer, Washington U • • • Please make check or money order payable in U.S. dollars to the History of Science • Harvard History of Science Dept. Michael Meo, Portland, OR : Society. Send to HSS, Office of the Executive Secretary, University of Washington, Box • • 351330, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. : Nathan Reingold, johns Hopkins Nancy Slack, Russell State College • For further information about this program, please contact the HSS Executive Office at • Peter Spargo, U. Cape Town • 206-543-9366, or email: [email protected]. • Liba Taub, Whi le Muuum •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • page 10 History of Science Society Newsletter

HSS Honors Prizewinners at San Diego Meeting

HSS members honored their colleagues at the HSS banquet during the annual meet­ ings in San Diego by awarding the following honors and prizes. HSS President • History of Women in Science Prize: Fretlerick Gregory Awardedfortheoutstanding contribution to congratulates Margaret the history ofwomen in science to Margaret Rossiter for receiving Rossiter for her book Womm Scientists in the Pfizer award. Anurica: Bifore Affirmative Action, 1940- 1972 Qohns Hopkins University Press, Davitl Cassidy, chair of 1995). the Pfizer Committee, is • Derek Price Award: Awarded for the pictured between outstanding article published in Isis during Gregory anJ Rossiter. the previous three years to William J. Ashworth for his article "Memory, Efficiency, and Symbolic Analysis: Charles Babbage, John Herschel, and the Industrial Mind," Isis (1996). • Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize: Awarded annually to the author of a book useful in undergraduate teaching or which promotes greater public understand­ ing ofthe history ofscience to Richard Rhodes for his work, Dark Sun: The Making ofthe HydrogenBomb(SimonandSchuster, 1995). • Pfizer Prize: Awarded for the outstanding book in the history of science published during the previous three years to Margaret Rossiter for her work, Women Scientists in America: Before Affirmative Action, 1940- 1972. • Sarton Medal: The History of Science Society's most prestigious award was given to Betty Jo Tetter Dobbs (posthumous award) in recognition of her impressive contribu­ tions to the field of the history of science during her productive scholarly career. The medal is provided by the Dibner Fund and Institute. This year's award ceremony was no­ table for several reasons. First, Margaret Rossiter received two awards for her recent book (Women Scientists in America), the first time a book has been so honored in one year. Second, the Society honored the contribu­ 1997prize winners: {left to right) WiUiam]. Ashworth, Margaret tions of Betty J o Teeter Dobbs by awarding Rossiter, Thomas Hankins, jean Dobbs and Kate Aria/ (daughters her the Sarton Medal, the first time this high honor has been awarded posthumously. Pro­ ofBetty ]o Teeter Dobbs), President Gregory, Katherine Rhodes fessor Dobbs's two daughters, KateArial and (Richard Rhodes sdaughter). Jean Dobbs accepted the Society's highest honor in memory of their mother. Finally, the Schuman Prize was not awarded in 1997 ·

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Kansas City in 1998: A Call for Papers

The History ofScience Society will hold its HSS Committee on Meetings & the program in another session (as. presenter, 1998 Annual Meeting in Kansas City, 21-25 Programs (CoMP) Guidelines commentator, discussant, or chatr). Where October 1998. Proposals for sessions, possible, Program Chairs are also e~couraged contributed papers, and works-in-progress 1. In evaluating individual papers for pos­ to select sessions that include a miX of men must be submitted by 1 April1998 to the sible inclusion in general sessions created by and women. The chairs are further encour­ History of Science Executive Secretary's the Program Chairs of" contributed papers:" aged to choose sessions that include pa:tici­ Office, Box 351330, University of (a) The principal criterion will be the pants representing a balance of professional Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1330; quality of the paper. . ranks (avoiding sessions composed exclu­ phone: 206-543-9366;. fax: 206-685-9544; (h) A second factor of substantial weight sively of, for example, graduate students) .. email: hssexec@u. washmgton.edu. will be the need to bring balance to the (Note ii.) For inclusion on the offiaal All proposals must be submitted on the program. program, the following activities require regu­ HSS annual Meeting Paper Proposal forms, (c) No person, but for the most ~xcep­ lar applications as sessions: public forums or which are located on the following two pages tional circumstances (to be cleared with the speakers sponsored by HSS interest groups (pages 12-13) of this Newsletter. HS.S chair ofCoMP), may appear on the program and committees; honorific sessions sponsored members are encouraged to circulate this twice (as presenter of a paper, commentator, by members' colleagues; commemorations announcement and copies of the HSS Paper discussant, or chair). A person may, however, of historic events; Thursday evening plenary Proposal to interested colleagues who are not serve more than one function in a single sessions; and other special gatherings. Pro­ members of HSS but may be interested in session--e.g., as chair and presenter or com­ gram Chairs will judge these. sub~issions submitting a paper proposal for the Annual mentator or discussant or as a presenter in a along with other sessions on their ments. (Of Meeting. Only one proposal per me~ber panel. Also, a person is exempt from the course, official HSS interest groups and com­ may be submitted for the Annual Meeting. stricture against duplication ifhe or she serves mittees remain welcome to mount special For additional information concerning 1998's only as an organizer of another session or a programs in the time-slots . norm~ly. allo­ meeting, contact the HSS Executive Office, presenter in a special gathering such as a cated for their business meenngs. Similarly, or contact the Program Co-Chairs. workshop. . HSS members remain welcome to organize Additionally, HSS members should note (d) Priority will be given to people who did private activities independent of the official that HSS Council accepted the Committee not appear on the previous year's program. program). on Meetings and Programs' new "Guidelines (Note i.) The Program Chairs will reserve for Selecting Papers and Sessions." These 3. In evaluating workshops, field trips, or site a block of sessions for "contributed papers," guidelines, printed below, will be used in visits: primarily but not solely by graduate students. determining the acceptability of session and (a) The principal criterion will be the Graduate students are also encouraged to paper proposals for the San Diego meeting. activity's relevance to the society's collective apply as participants in regular sessions. As its membership expands in interests and goals. numbers, the History ofS cience Society seeks 2. In evaluating sessions that organizers sub­ (b) A related issue will the be activity's to maintain at its Annual Meetings broad mit as wholes and whose papers support logistical feasibility. coverage of research topics and wide unified themes: (c) Another factor of importance will be participation. Unfortunately, there is no (a) The principal criterion will be the the need to bring balance to the program. longer space nor time at the meetings to importance of the topic and the perceived (d) A final aspect will be sponsorship by an include all of the submitted papers and quality of the papers and their i.ntegration official HSS interest group or committee, sessions. Therefore, the Committee on into a meaningful and useful sess10n. including the local arrangements committee. Meetings and Programs (CoMP) has created (h) Another criterion will be the need for (Note i.) The program chairs will reserve a set ofguidelines-specific but non-binding­ balance in the subjects covered on the pro­ periods during Thursday afternoon and Fri­ -to help direct Program Chairs as they evaluate gram. day evening for workshops, fieldtrips, site papers and sessions for possible inclusion in (c) Another factor will be sponsorship by visits, and related activities. the meetings. an official HSS interest group or committee In listing the following guidelines, CoMP (one session only). If Society members have questions assumes that applicants will be submitting (d) Another factor will be involvement of about the CoMP guidelines, please contact within the deadline, the HSSAnnualMeeting participants representing diversity of institu­ Constance Malpas in the Society's Executive "Session and Paper Proposal" forms, reprinted tional affiliations. Office (hssexec@u. washington.edu). on the following pages and also located on (Note i.) Sessions may not, but for the the Society's Web page. most exceptional circumstances (to be cleared with the chair ofCoMP), include people on History of Science Society Newsletter page 12

HISTORY OF SCIENCE SOCIETY-- 1998 Annual Meeting Session and Paper Proposal

ll HSS members who propose to participate in the 1998 Annual Meeting in Kansas City, 21-25 October 1998 must flll A out this form (front and/or back sides) and send it to the HSS Executive Office to be received no later than I April1998. SESSION PROPOSALS For members who are proposing a session, please complete the "Session Proposal" part of the form (below). Session organizers must select a session format; either 3-4 papers with a commentator; or 4-5 papers without a commentator. Session organizers are responsible for sending the entire session proposal to the HSS Executive Office. This includes a) the "Session Proposal" form, and b) all "Paper Proposal" forms (opposite page) for participants in the session (including a form for commentator and/or chair, but abstract not necessary for either).

PAPER PROPOSALS Members who are proposing a paper as part of a session, or who wish to have a paper considered as a Contributed Paper or Work-in-Progress, must complete the "Paper Proposal" part of the form {opposite page). [Note: "Paper Proposal" forms that are part of a session must be submitted with the "Session Proposal" form by the session organizer.] An abstract is required for all papers and must be completed in the space provided on the "Paper Proposal" form.

WORKSHOP PROPOSAlS Contact HSS Executive Office for direction.

SESSION PROPOSAL (This form is to be filled out by session organizers only.)

Session Organizer: ______

Institution: ------Address: ------Phone:------Fax: ______email: ------Previous Sessions Organized? __ San Diego (1997) __ Atlanta (1996) __ Minneapolis (1995) Status (check one):-- Faculty Member __ Post-doctoral Fellow __ Independent Scholar Graduate Student Session Title: ------Session Presenters (name and institution) and Paper Titles: 1. 2. ------______3. ______4. 5. ------Chair (name and institution): Conunentator(nwneandin~i=tu~t~io-n~)-:------Sw~n~~u~h~oo~: m -(~~)P~---.------. ------4 apers With commentator OR (4) . Smwn Organiurs should 'I h · fi . h ll ------(5) Papem without commentator . mat t ts 'Orm Wtt a paper proposal forms for partici if h. . Exuut:ve Offiu, Univmity ofWashington, Box 351330 S I.e w; pants o t zs sesszon to the History ofScimce Society , eatt , ~ 98195-1330. DUE IN HSS OFFICE BY 1 APRIL 1998.

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PAPER PROPOSAL This form is to be filled out by members proposing a paper as part of a session, a contributed paper, or a work-in-progress paper. Note: If your paper proposal is part of a session, please send this form to the session organizer. The session organizer is responsible for sending the entire session proposal to the HSS Executive Office. This includes the "Session Proposal" form (on the opposite page), and all"Paper Proposal" forms for participants in the session (including a form for commentator and/or chair). HSS assumes that accepted paper proposals (proposals will be evaluated by 15 May 1998) will be presented at the annual meeting.

Session and paper proposal forms for the 1998 meeting are also available on the HSS web site (http://weber.u.washington.edu/ .... hssexecl). Nrune: ______

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Status (check 1): __ Faculty Member __ Post-doctoral Fellow __ Independent Scholar__ Graduate Student

Type of Paper Proposal: __ Part of a Session __ Contributed Paper __ Work-in-Progress

Paper Title: ------Contributed paper and work-in-progress paper proposals should be sent to the History of Science Society Executive Office, Box 351330, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195. Paper proposals that are part of a session should be sent diretly to the session organizer. ALL ARE DUE IN THE HSS OFFICE BY 1 APRIL 1995! Please type in your paper abstract in the box below. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• : Abstract : • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ...... • :• History of Science Society Newsletter page 14

The Watson Davis and Helen thoroughly documented, and submitted in HSS Award and Prize Miles Davis Prize is awarded annually to the English or accompanied by an English trans­ author of a book useful in undergraduate lation. They must not exceed 8, 000 words in Nominations Sought teaching or which promotes public under­ length exclusive of footnotes. Students must for 1998 standing of the history of science. Books submit documentation of graduate student In 1996, the Society's Committee should be distinguished by breadth, suffi- status and three copies of the essay to: Keith on Honors and prizes developed anew policy ciency of explanation, and comprehensibil- R. Benson, HSS Executive Secretary, at the for nominating books and articles for the ity. They should be introductory in assuming address above. The author's name and insti­ annual awards and prizes. No longer will the no previous knowledge of the subject and in tution must be indicated on a detachable Society rdy upon academic and commercial being directed at audiences of beginning cover sheet. presses for the nomination process. Recog- students and general readers. They should The Derek Prize Award is pre­ nmng that the awards and prizes should introduce an entire field, a chronological sented annually for an outstanding article represent the consensus of the Society's mem- period, a national tradition, or the work of a published in Isis during the preceding three hers, we will now rely upon our membership noteworthy individual. Multi-authored or years, i.e. 1995, 1996, and 1997. All articles for nominations. However, for this process edited books are eligible, whereas unrevised published in the relevant years are automati­ to work successfully, our members must re- reprints of previously published works are cally considered. spond. Therefore, we encourage all HSS not. The Sarton Medal, originally de­ members, especially those of you who are The History ofWomen in Science signed by Bern Dibner and still supplied by recent authors, to complete the following Prize will be awarded in 1998 to the author the Dibner Institute at MIT, is awarded NOMINATION FORM and send it to the of an outstanding article on the history of annually to an outstanding historian of sci­ HSS Executive Office {Box 351330, Univer- women in science. Included in the topic ence, selected from the international schol­ sityofWashington,Seattle,WA98195-1330) "women in science" are discussions of arly community. It recognizes those whose no later than 1 April1998. To be eligible for women's activities in science, analyses ofpast entire careers have been devoted to the field nomination in 1998, books must have been scientific practices that deal explicitly with and whose scholarship is exceptional. Nomi­ published in 1995, 1996, and 1997. Articles gender, and investigations regarding women nations may be sent to the Chair of the must have appeared in the preceding three as viewed by scientists. These may be related Committee on Honors and Prizes, Professor years (1995, 1996, 1997). to medicine, technology, and the social sci- Margaret Osler, Departrnen t of History, The Pfizer Award is the highest ences as well as the natural sciences. UniversityofCalgary, 2500 University Drive, honor awarded by the History of Science TheHenryandldaSchumanPrize NW, Calgary,Alberta T2N 1N4CANADA; Society for a work of scholarship. Any origi- is awarded for the best original essay by a 0:403-220-640 116414; Fax: 403-289-8566; nal book, published in English, either as the graduate student on the history of science mjosler@acs. ucalgary .ca. original language or in translation, which and its cultural influences. Essays on medical deals in a substantial way with the history of topics are not eligible unless they deal with Remember to place your nomina­ science is eligible; those by more than two the relations between medicine and the natu- tions for HSS Awards and Prizes-­ authors or unrevised reprints or previously ral sciences. Entries must not have been pre- Our honors are our responsibility! published works are excluded. viously published and must be original, •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• HONORS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS NOMINATION FORM Pkast rtturn to tht HSS Extcutive Secreta ' B 351330 Vi · · rys on:.'JJ#ce, ox , mvmtty ofWashington, Seattle, WA 98195, by I April 1998

Sanon Nominee: ------History ofWomen in Science (book):------Pfizer Award (book)------Henry & Ida Schuman Prize (essay):------Watson Davis Prize (book) ------Title of article, book, or essay (full citation): ------

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BEYOND LECTURE '97 onstrated his psychic powers to an initially "Annie and the Stars of Many Colors: A dumbfounded but skeptical audience. He Portrait of Astronomer Annie Jump Can­ Creative teaching methods which go uses this activity to a) debunk psychics; b) to non, 1843-1941." In addition to the story of "beyond lecture" were featured at the Com­ debunk philosopher Carl Hempel's view on Cannon's life, the video shows middle school mittee on Education's 1997 workshop. In the significance of historical factors in evalu­ students eagerly examining Annie's photo­ addition to activities designed for under­ ating scientific theories. An unexpected re­ graphs, albums, and laboratory journals and graduate and graduate students, materials sult ofCrowe's presentation was the random handling glass prisms from the same candela­ developed for precollege students were also appearance ofsuspected psychic phenomena brum that once fascinated Annie herself. presented. Most of the methods and materi­ during the course of the evening. A spirit of fun pervaded the workshop, als could be adapted for a wide range oflevels Phlogiston next became the center of reflecting the obvious delight creative teach­ and courses. attraction as Lisa Rosner demonstrated its ing methods and materials gave to presenters Session organizer Barbara Becker existence in her presentation on eighteenth and audience alike. As part of its outreach, opened the program with MindWorks, a century chemistry. Supported by a college the CoE again invited local teachers to the NSF supported project to develop histori­ NSF grant,anddrawingonJames B. Conant's workshop. Many educators attended, thanks cally based activities and materials for physi­ Harvard Case Histories and other sources, to the efforts of Barbara Becker. The CoE cal science students. Focusing on the "Light Rosner has adapted eighteenth century ex­ plans to continue its tradition of presenting and Color" unit, Becker showed how to periments for a history of science lecture exciting new methods and materials at the "make science concepts come alive" with course. Crediting last year's "Beyond Lec­ 1998 HSS annual meeting in Kansas City. demonstrations, historical readings, and au­ ture" workshop with supplying useful mate­ All presenters brought informative hand­ dio-visual materials that she has developed, rial, she characterized the class as "a treat," outs, which were available at the CoE display including a video which reenacts Isaac the best fun she's had in ten years ofteaching. in the book hall. Some of this material will be Newton's reactions to criticisms ofhis theory Rosner also summarized some of the histo­ included on the CoE Web page soon (http:/ of light. riographical and pedagogical problems in­ /weber. u.washington.edu I..- hssexed comrni t­ Michael J. Crowe engaged the audience volved. tee/hss_CoE.html). Members may also con­ in his popular "white can" experiment, de­ Barbara Weltherenchanted and amused tact any of the presenters directly. signed to divest students of the misconcep­ the audience with an overview of her -Marjorie Malley tion that the inductive method will readily Smithsonian-sponsored project for astronomy CoE Workshop Chair reveal the ways of nature. Crowe then dem- students. This project culminated in a video,

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Otniel E. Dror of Princeton University has in the Department of History of Science and Bas C. van Fraassen, Princeton University, been awarded the 1997 Bruns Prize from the Technology at the Royal Institute ofTech­ has been awarded membership to the Ameri­ Society for Literature and Science. nology, Stockholm, and begin at the Nobel can Academy of Arts and Sciences. Foundation on January 1, 1998. The Nobel Michael Friedman oflndiana University has Museum is as yet non-existing, and so far only Martha H. Verbrugge of Bucknell Univer­ been awarded membership to the American contains one object (i.e. the will of Alfred sity has been awarded a 1998 ACOG-Ortho Academy of Arts and Sciences. Nobel). But even the Vasa Museum in Fellowship in the History of American Ob­ Stockholm began with only one object (i.e. stetrics and Gynecology by the American Charles C. Gillispie ofPrinceton University the ship), and the plans are that the Nobel College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. has been named the winner of the 1997 Museum one day will be a museum ofsimilar She will be researching the topic, "The De­ Balzan Prize in History and Philosophy of size. bate about Exercise and Menstruation in Science. Twentieth-Century America." Michael]. Neufeld has won the 1997 Dexter DavidA. Hollinger, UniversityofCalifornia Prize of the Society for the History of Tech­ Walter G. Vmcenti of Stanford University at Berkeley, has been awarded membership nology for his book, "The Rocket and the has been awarded the 1997 Engineer-Histo­ to the American Academy of Arts and Sci­ Reich: Peenemuende and the Coming of the rian Award by the American Society of Me­ ences. Ballistic Missile Era" (1995). He shared the chanical Engineers. Prize with Thomas J. Misa, who won for "A Svante Lind.qvist has been named Director Nation of Steel." Sheila F. WeissofClarkson University, Ger­ of the Nobel Museum. He will leave his chair many, has been awarded a Fulbright.

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of dreams, including historical literature re­ Office. Marc-Auguste Pictet Prize Reminder views on the role of dreams in differing diagnostic groups and the use of dreams in Astronomy Portrait Photos Available to Dr. Jean-Michel Pictet, founderoftheSociere specific therapeutic traditions. Manuscripts Libraries de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle's Marc­ will undergo full peer review. Manuscripts Auguste Picret Prize, writes to remind HSS should be submitted by 1 March 1999 to A few duplicate sets of a large collection of members that the deadline for submissions Hendrika Vande Kemp, 180 N. Oakland slides with portraits of astronomers are avail­ for this prize are due 1 March 1998. Dr. Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101-1714 or to able gratis for suitable repositories. The late Pictet and his colleagues on the prize com­ Kelly Bulkeley, 226 Amherst Avenue, John Irwin, an astronomer and professor at mission wish to clarify that the theme for the Kensington, CA 94708. Hendrika Vande Kean College, compiled a slide collection of 1998 competition (History of Astronomy Kemp, Ph.D., ProfessorofPsychology, Fuller portraits of important astronomers that he from Kepler to the Present) is suggestive Theological Seminary, 180 N. Oakland Av­ photographed while attending International rather than prescriptive; any unpublished or enue, Pasadena CA 91101-1714. Office Astronomical Union and American Astro­ recently published work in the histmy of phone: 626584-5534;0fficeFAX: 626584- nomical Society meetings from 1966 to 1988; astronomy within this period is eligible for 9630 [use only for documents less than 3 the collection also includes slides of observa­ award. Society members Diana Barkan pages]; Home. phone: 626 357-8983. tories in South Africa and Chile during the (Caltech), George Kauffman (Cal State 1950s and 1960s. The set contains over Fresno) and RobertOlby (UniversityofPitts­ OSU Acquires Latin American Medical 1,550photographs. During 1988-1990 Irwin burgh) are among those awarded prizes and donated a complete set of the slide collection medals by the SPHN in past years. For more History Sources to the Emilio Segro Visual Archives of the information on the Marc-Auguste Pictet Center for History of Physics at the Ameri­ Prize, see the "Jobs, Fellowships/Grants, & The Rare Books and Manuscripts Division Prizes" section of the current Newsldter. of The Ohio State University Library has can Institute of Physics. Following his death recently acquired a sizable, unique collection in April 1997 his son, Alan Irwin, has asked Member Seeks Out-of-Print Reference in Latin American medical history. This ac­ the History Center to distribute four partial Works quisition is the entire Donald B. Cooper duplicate sets ofthe slides to research libraries collection on 19th and early 20th century or archives with related collections that are Brazil. The collection consists of more than willing to maintain them and make them Member Sharon Miller writes to inquire if anyone in the Society has copies of Charles 600 printed items, including books, mono­ accessible to researchers. These sets date pri­ Singer's A History of Technology (vols. 1-8} graphs, journals, government reports, biog­ marily from 1966 through the early 1980s, and Lynn Thorndike's A History ofMagic and raphies, etc., some of them quite rare. There and the slides are identified by name, place the Experimental Sciences available for pur­ is also a large microfilm collection of rare and date. Interested parties are encouraged to chase. Please con tact Sharon journals and archival sources, and thousands contact Spencer Weart ([email protected]}, ([email protected]} directly with any in­ of xerox copies of further scarce items. The Center for History of Physics, One Physics formation you may have regarding the avail­ strength of the collection is in epidemiology, Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740. Ifthere are ability of these works. public health, and medical history of Brazil more applicants than available sets, a com­ for the Years 1810 to 1920 with notable mitteewill be assembled to choose recipients. Call for Papers: Historical Articles on holdings on Dr. Oswaldo Cruz. Most mate­ Dreaming rials are in Portuguese. The Cooper collec­ National Library of Medicine Announces tion also includes so books and manuscripts Free Access to HISUINE Database Dreaming. , an mter· di sctp· linary journal, is for Mexican medical history and other mis­ planrung a special issue on historical studies cellaneous items from Latin America. For The National Library of Medicine (NLM) of dreaming scheduled for publication in further information contact Dr. Geoffrey announces that, as of] uly 1997, its history of ear.ly l,OOO. Contributions are invited for Smith, Head, Rare Books and Manuscripts medicine database, HISTLINE, has become arncles that ( 1) examine the role ofdreams in at (614) 292~5938 available on the World Wide Web as part of ~ particular historical setting or cultural mi­ NLM's Internet Grateful Med version 2.3. lieu; (2) analyze what a specific historical CoE Sutvey There is no charge for using the database, and figure or text said about dreams; (3) compare no password is required to gain access. IGM the place. of d reams m· diffierent historical eras The Committee on Education is interested HISTLINE can be accessed either through frand; 1f appl'lc ab1 e, trac k the developments in maintaining a roster of members whose the NLM homepage (http:// . om.oneeratoanother; (4) surveythechang­ qualifications include background or train­ www.nlm.nih.gov/-follow the links to free mhigVIewofdreams and dreaming through the ing in K-12 teaching. If you are a member M CD LINE through Internet Grateful Me d) storydJ of. re li gton,· philosophy,· literature, and have substantial experience in teaching or directly at http://igm.nlm.nih.gov. At the at the K-12level, or hold a Masters in Edu­ and or sctence· ' (5} examtne· the h'tstoncal . main search screen, choose "Search other evelopment of various clinical applications cation, please contact the HSS Executive files" and select the HISTLINE button. Then page 18 History of Science Society Newsletter

click the "Change files" button. NLM is also thors should be prepared, if their paper is International Catalog of Sources for happy to announce that as of July the ex­ accepted, to supply good quality copies of History of Physics and Allied Sciences Is tended reconstruction ofHISTUNE has been any illustration and any necessary permis­ Now Online effectively completed with the final conver­ sions for reproduction ofcopyright material. sion and transfer of all citations from the old All articles and volunteered essay-reviews will The AlP Center for History of Physics is version ofHISTLINE. With these, the data­ be blind refereed. Contributions and pro­ pleased to announce the online version of the base now includes approximately 205,000 posals should be sent to Dr Marina Frasca­ International Catalog of Sources for History citations. It is updated weekly, and some Spada, Associate Editor, Studies in History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS) at 6500 new entries are added annually. For and PhilosophyofBiological and Biomedical http:/1149.28.1 12.25/pdi/icos.htm, or for further information, contact: The History of Sciences, Department of History and Phi­ an easier address link from our homepage at Medicine Division, NLM losophyofScience, UniversityofCambridge, http://www.aip.org/history/. The ICOS in­ ([email protected]). Free School Lane, Cambridge CB2 3RH, U.K. cludes information about primary source New Journal in the History of Biology material - papers of scientists, records of major institutions, oral history interviews, Solicits Submissions German Society of the History of etc. - preserved in the Center's Niels Bohr Medicine, Science, and Technology Studies in History and Philosophy of Bio­ Library and over five hundred other reposito­ ries worldwide. The collections described logical and Biomedical Sciences is a new Neale Watson reports that in late summer (currently over 5000 records) document phys­ journal whose first issue will be published at 1997 the German Society for the History of ics and related fields, such as astronomy, the beginning of 1998. The journal will be Medicine, Science, and Technology acoustics, optics, and geophysics, chiefly from devoted to historical, sociological, philosophi­ (DGGMNT) celebrated its BOth anniversary the late 19th century to the present. Please cal and ethical aspects of the life and environ­ in the historic city of Regensburg, capitol of contact [email protected] if you have any ques­ mental sciences, of the sciences of mind and east Bavaria, at the headwaters ofthe Danube. tions or comments about the ICOS online, behaviors, and ofthe medical and biomedical Some 200 participants attended the various or ifyou can provide us with new or updated sciences and technologies. The period cov­ sections. More than 50 papers touching all ered will be from the middle of the nine­ information to add to the catal.og. aspects of interest to society members were teenth century (the time of the so-called presentedinconcurrentsessionsrunning.&om "laboratory revolution" in medicine and the Friday, September 26th to Monday the 29th 40th Anniversary of the International life sciences) to the present. The editorial in the seventeenth century Salzstadel at the Geophysical Year of 1957-58 policy will be in line with the policy of the Steineren bridge on the banks of the river. A parent journal, Studies in History and Phi­ highlight of the meeting was a dinner cruise 1997-98 marks the 40th anniversary of the losophy of Science: contributions will be on board the MS 3Johannes Kepler,2 (He I GY, International Geophysical Year, of1957- drawn from a wide range of countries and spent two years in Regensburg), which of­ 58. This first, truly concerted worldwide cultural traditions; we shall encourage both fered members and guests the opportunity to effort at cooperative geophysical research will specialist articles, and articles combining his­ exchange ideas on a less structured and re­ be highlighted in an exhibition of books and torical, philosophical, and sociological ap­ laxed basis. Abstracts of the papers (in Ger­ papers presented during the month of April proaches; and we shall favor works ofinterest man) are available in the Summer issue 1998 at the Saddleback College Central Li­ to scientists and medics as well as to special­ (volume47, number 2) ofthesociety'snews­ brary in Mission Viejo, California. For fur­ ists in the history, philosophy and sociology letter,3Nachrichtenblatt.2ContactPro£ Dr. ther information on this exhibition, of the sciences. The table of contents of Christophe Meine! (christoph.meinel @ "Remembering the IGY, 1957-58: Interna­ Studies in History and PhilosophyofScience psk.uni-regensburg.de) for details. tional Geophysics and the Common Goal," is available at the Elsevier Science Ltd website contact Ann Hagerty at (714) 582-4544. (http:/ /www.elsevier.com/inca!publicarions/ store/3/0/5/8/6/30586.pub.shtml). Theedi­ Call for Papers: I 50th Anniversary of the Accident to Phineas Gage tors are seeking original English language articles in the field of the new journal. For Mark your calendars for a program to be held these the word limit is c. 10, 000. They would also welcome proposals for 3-4000 word in Cavendish, Vermont later this year com­ essay-reviews. Prospective authors should memorating the 150th anniversary of the submit copies of papers in duplicate, typed accident to Phineas Gage. Information may and double-spaced (including quotations and be obtained at the symposium's web site: footnotes) on quarto or A4 paper. They http://www. psych. unimelb.edu. au/ phineas_gage.html. should retain a copy for the purpose ofcheck­ ing proofs. Illustrations are encouraged; au- January 1998 page 19

We invite you to peruse our electronic sites for listings ofhistory completion of a Ph.D. at the time of appointment and a have a strong ofscience- related job opportunities, fellowships and grants, and prizes. commitment to research and teaching excellence. The teaching load HSS]OBS is available as a text document for anonymous ftp (file tramfir is 3-3. Salary commensurate with qualifications. For more informa­ protocol) at the site of ftp. u. washington. edu in the directory: lpub!user­ tion about the university, see our web site at www.poly.edu. Review supported!hss under file name: hssjobs. At that site, the listings are included of applications will begin on January 2, 1998 and continue until the in the above order at the one location. In addition, the listings are available position is filled. Send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and at by link from the Society s WWW Page. The URL is: http:// least three letters of recommendation to: Harold Sjursen, Chair, weber.u.washington.edu/ ,.,hssexedindex.html. Notices are brought to Search Committee, Department of Humanities and Social Science, the History ofScience Society sattention between quarterly publication of Polytechnic University, Six Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, New York the HSS Newsletter, and some items are drawn (and often contknsed) 11201. Polytechnic University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Op­ from a variety ofsources, including the Chronicle ofHigher Education. portunity Employer. The Society does not assume responsibility for the accuracy ofany item, and potential applicants should verifY all tktails, especially closing dates, with University of Minnesota, Twin Cities the organization or foundation ofinterest. The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus, invites applica­ For those who wish to publish a job, followship!grant, or prize tions for a tenure-track Assistant Professor or early career Associate via our listings, please send an electronic disk version ofthe posting or Professor position beginning September 1998, with specialty in the submit it via e-mail Our mailing address is History ofScience Society History of Technology. Preference will be given to candidates whose Executive Office, Box 351330, University ofWashington, Seattle, WA principal field of research is in Continental European technology in 98195-1330. Our e-mail address is [email protected]. Our the early modern period or earlier, and to more junior faculty. fax is 206/685-9844 and our telephone number is 2061543-9366. Principal duties involve research and teaching, including teaching an introductory survey in the history of technology. All requirements for the Ph.D. must be completed by September 1, 1998. Applications must be received by January 30, 1998. Applicants should submit a vitae, publications or samples ofwriting, and arrange for at least three letters of recommendation to he sent to: Chair, Search Committee, Program in History ofScience and Technology, 148 Physics Building, Jobs University of Minnesota, 116 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455. The UniversityofMinnesotais an equal opportu­ Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village nity educator and employer. The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village seeks an energetic, imaginative individual to lead its curatorial efforts-collections and Franklin & Marshall College public programs-in communication and information technology Applications are invited for an anticipated entry-level visiting faculty history with emphasis on the social impact of technology. Candidates appointment (sabbatical replacement) in the Program on Science, must be able to document and assess a significant historic collection Technology and Society, for the academic year 1998-99. The success­ :md develop a post-WWII component. Demonstrated ability to work ful candidate will teach courses in the history of science (possibly ln a ~earn-based environment to develop and evaluate content-rich including the history of medicine), environmental studies, and his or p~hlic programs that educate and delight. Expertise in 20th century her field of expertise. A Ph.D. at or near completion, an ongoing his to?' preferred. Experience in all facets of curatorial work, including program of research, and teaching experience are required. Please send :ten~. culture expertise, historical research, program planning, a letter of application, vita, graduate and undergraduate transcripts, dratsmg. Competitive salary. Submit coverletter and resume to and three letters of recommendation to: Roger D. K. Thomas, Chair, Human Resources, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Detroit, MI 48121-1970 Program on Science, Technology and Society, Franklin & Marshall or email [email protected] or fax (313)982-6237. EOE. College, Lancaster, PA 17604-3003. Application deadline: February 6, 1998. Franklin & Marshall is a highly selective liberal arts college which has demonstrated its commitmenttoequalopportunityand the Polytechnic University promotion of cultural pluralism. Women and members of minority Polytechnic University's Department of Humanities and Social Sci- groups are particularly encouraged to apply. EOE/AA. ences invit 1· · c . es app !canons ror an anticipated opening for a tenure track assi~tant professor in the history of science and technology {any Willamette University penod) Th 'd al d'd · e 1 e can 1 ate should be able to teach survey courses and Willamette University, Salem, Oregon, invites applications for a new a dvanced c . th h' 'th ourses m e !story of science and technology to students interdisciplinary position in Humanities, beginning Fall, 1998. The Wl techn.1 cal b ckg wo ld h' a rounds, as well as to teach the twentieth-century position is full-time, tenure-track, at the assistant professor level. t r hi IStory survey course. She or he should also be interested in Course load is three courses per semester; salary is competitive. We are Peale nghn~~ research with colleagues throughout the university. looking for candidates who are qualified to develop and teach a variety 0 Ytec 1c 1s a h · · · b researc uruverstty. Candidates must hold or e near of courses in the History and/or Philosophy of Science and Techno!------page 20 History of Science Society Newsletter

ogy that will cross boundaries between the humanities and the natur~ basic computer skills. Strong preference will be given to candidates andsocialsciences. Wewelromeapplicationsfromanyofthehumant­ with (1) a background in history, especially history of medicine or ties disciplines, and expect that candidates will also have a grounding science (BA. or second masters), (2) experience or special training in in at least one of the natural sciences. The person in this position special collections or rare book librarianshi p, (3) competence in Latin, should expect to contribute to our general education curriculum and or(4)experiencewithexhibitpreparation. Salary: This is an entry level to participate in the activities of our nascent Humanities Center. position. Salary and benefits are competitive with academic libraries Candidates must have a strong commitment to teaching excellence in metropolitan New York. To apply: Send resume and letter of and to research and scholarship within a liberal arts setting. Ph.D. applicationtoEdwardT.Morman,MSLS,Ph.D.,.AssociateAcademy prior to appointment is expected; teaching experience is preferred. Librarian for Historical Collections and Programs, The New York Send letters of application, CV, graduate transcripts, three letters of AcademyofMedicine, 1216FifthAvenue,NewYork, NY 10029.For recommendation, and a statement of teaching and research interests further information about the Academy and the Library, please check to: Humanities Search Committee, Eaton Hall, Willamette Univer­ our web site: http://www.nyam.org. The New York Academy of sity, Salem, OR 97301. For most complete consideration files should Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. be received by January 15, 1998. Willamette University is an Equal Opportunity Employer; we encourage applications from women and Wayne State University members of minority groups. The Interdisciplinary Studies Program (ISP) in the College ofLifelong Learning (CLL) at Wayne State University (WSU) in Detroit, Michi­ The Collected Papers Of Albert Einstein, Boston University gan, invites applications for one tenure-track faculty position, to begin The Einstein Papers Project invites applications for the position of an Fall1998: Assistant Professor or Associate Professor rank in the field Assistant of Associate Editor for fall 1998. Candidates should be of Science and Technology current specific needs include: Physical trained in physics and the history or philosophy ofscience, and have Sciences, History and/or Philosophy of Science, and Science, Tech­ a good reading knowledge of German. In addition, a specific nology and Society. Candidates should demonstrate qualifications in background in the history and the philosophical interpretations of one or more ofthe above areas, a strong commitment to teaching basic early-twentieth century physics is desired, in particular in regard to science and technology courses for non-majors, and to teaching basic q~tum theory, statistical physics, relativity, and cosmology. Prior courses in mathematics and computer skills. In addi cion, the following editorial experience is advantageous. The Collected Papers ofAlbert apply: an earned doctorate, in an appropriate science or technology Einstein publishes Einstein's major scientific and non-scientific field is required; college/university teaching experience is preferred; writings along with his correspondence. With six volumes in print and interdisciplinary teaching and curriculum development experience as two in preparation, the Project is now beginningtoworkonEinstein's well as teaching experience with adult learners is preferred; and life in the 1920s. While the editorial offices are located at Boston evidence of research activity and/or publications commensurate with University, members of the Einstein Papers staff are employees of rank is required. The ISP- an innovative, interdisciplinary under­ Princeton University Press, publisher of the Collected Papers. Com­ graduate and graduate degree program designed for adults-is housed petitive salary and benefits. For further information, call (617)353- in CLL, one of 14 colleges in a large urban research university. ISP's 9250, or visit our website at http://albert.bu.edu. Submit your 600+ students are served by over 20 full-time resident faculty and six resume, three letters of recommendation, and one writing sample to full-time students services staffmembers. Courses are offered through Prof. Robert Schulmann, Einstein Papers, Boston University, 621 nontraditional teaching/learning formats both on and off campus Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215. throughout the Detroit metropolitan area. This program makes exceptional demands on faculty in teaching and curriculum develop­ ment while requiring standard professional activitit~ and achieve­ New York Academy of Medicine, Historical Collections ments in research and scholarship. The undergraduate divisions are: The New YorkAcademyofMedicine Library (Historical Collections) Social Sciences; Humanities; Science and Technology; Literacy and announces the availability of a position for a reference librarian. Critical Thought; ServiceAgenecyAdministration. The undergraudate Duties: Provides history of medicine reference service in person, and program leads to a Bachelor oflnterdisciplinary Studies or a Bachelor b~ telephone, mail, and e-mail. Schedules and supervises researchers of Technical and Interdisciplinary Studies. The ISP also offers an wmg rare material~. Participates in outreach activities, including undergraduate Minor and Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Service ~urs, newsletter amcles, and exhibits. Maintains departmental statis­ The graduate program is a Master oflnterdis, ncs. Pages, reshelves, and photoropies materials from the Historical ~e~cy Admi~istration. c1plinary Studies. An on-line copy of this posting is available at http:/ with Academy archives and manwcript collec­ ?>llectio~s. ~ists /www.cll.wayne.edu/isp/search.htm non~. Assts~ m ~k sele~tion. Processes requests for photographic servtces. Asststs wtth spec1al projects and performs other duties as assign_ed: Qualifica~ons_ (Required): MLS from an American Library Assoc1anon-accre~ted library program; reading knowledge ofFrench or German; good mterpersonal skills; ability to write clearly; willing­ ness to cooperate with professional colleagues in a small department; 11.... ------

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Central Connecticut State University Internet Application forms and further information may be obtained The History Department at Central Connecticut State University from: The Director, Personnel Department, National University of seeks candidates for the following tenure track position beginning in Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260, Fax: +65 778 the fall of 1998: American Economic and Technology History: To 3948 NUS Overseas Office, Contact Singapore, Lower Ground teach American survey and upper division courses in American Floor, 5-11 Regent Street, London SW1 4LR, U.K. Tel: + 171 976 business, economic, labor history and history of American technol­ 2090 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.nus.sg/ ogy. Ph.D. in history required. Credentials and experience substan­ NUS info/Appoint! APPLl.HTM Only shortlisted candidates will be tially comparable to the above will also be considered. Please send notified. letter of application and resume with names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references to Prof. Heather Prescott, Chair, Eco­ Program Director for Science and Technology Studies, U.S. Na­ nomic History Search, Department of History, Central Connecticut tional Science Foundation (NSF) State University, 1615 Stanley St., New Britain, CT 06050. Review The National Science Foundation is seeking applicants for appoint­ of applications will begin January 15, 1998. Central Connecticut ment as Program Director for the Science and Technology Studies State University aggressively pursues a program of equal opportunity (STS) program, to begin preferably in August 1998. The position is and affirmative action. Members of all underrepresented groups, a rotational one, carrying an initial one-year appointment, normally women, veterans and persons with disabilities are invited and encour­ renewable for up to two years or more. The Program Director for aged to apply. Science and Technology Studies represents STS to colleagues in the NSF and other Federal science agencies and totheAdministration. He or she is responsible for all aspects of program administration and National University of Singapore development in this substantive field, that encompasses history, Applications are invited for teaching appointments in the Department philosophy, and social science studies of science, engineering and of History from candidates who possess a relevant PhD degree and is technology. The Program Director administers the review of research able to teach in one of the following: History of Business; History of proposals submitted to NSF in this field and is responsible for Science and Technology. The History Department, established in recommending and documenting actions on the proposals reviewed, 1929, emphasizes teaching as well as research, and covers South, for dealing with administrative matters relating to active NSF grants, Southeast and East Asia, Europe and USA. It seeks good candidates to and for maintaining regular contact with the relevant research com­ lead in two subject areas: Business History, History of Science and munities and providing advice and consultation to persons requesting Technology, and Asian Art History. The Department edits the them. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline, and must JournalofSoutheastAsian Studies which began in 1960 as the Journal be active in research in some area covered by the program. While the of Southeast Asian History. Besides appointments on normal3-year Foundation is interested in individuals with research interests in the cont~acts, visiting appointments for one or two years will also be environment and global change or innovation and society, these are considered. Gross annual emoluments range as follows: Lecturer not essential. Six or more years of research experience beyond the SDollars 58,840-74,800 Senior Lecturer SDollars 68,410-144,350 Ph.D. is desirable for appointment as Program Director. Salary is Associate Professor SDollars 128,050 - 177,750 (STGE 1.00 = negotiable, and is comparable with academic salaries at major US SDollars2.41 approximately) In addition, a 13th month Annual institutions. The National Science Foundation is located in Arling­ Allowance (of one month's salary) and an Annual Variable Compo­ ton, Virginia, immediately across the Potomac River from Washing­ :n~ (of normally 2 months' salary) may be payable at year end, under ton, DC. The metropolitan Washington area, besides being the seat . e exible wage system, to staffon normal contracts. The commenc­ of the U.S. Government, is noted as a cultural center and as a growing mg salary will depend on the candidate's qualifications, experience center of high-tech industry. A wide variety of types of housing is ~d the. level of appointment offered. Leave and medical benefits will available within dose proximity to the NSF offices. Please direct pr~Vlded. Depending on the type ofcontract offered, other benefits inquiries and expressions of interest to Mr. William P. Butz, Director :ay l~clu~e: provident fund benefits or an end-of-contract gratuity, of the Division of Social, Behavioral and Economic Research, phone: settling-m allowance, subsidised housing, education allowance for (703) 306-1760; e-mail: [email protected]; or Dr. Edward J. Hackett, up to three children subject to a maximum of SDollars 16,425 per Program Director, Science and Technology Studies, phone: (703) annum per child, passage assistance and baggage allowance for the 306-1742, e-mail: [email protected]; or Dr. Rachelle D. Hollander, transportati on o f personal effects to Singapore. Staff members may coordinator of the cluster housing the STS program, phone: (703) d un. ertake co ns ul tanon. work , subject to the approval of the Univer- 306-1743, or e-mail: [email protected]. All are located in Suite 995, Sity, and retai c the' n cons u1 tatlon· rees up to a maximum of 60 per cent of National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA wil~I!o~s annual emoluments in a calendar year. All academic staff 22230, fax: (703) 306-0485. Qualified persons who are women, gtven a networked personal computer with access to a Cray ethnidracial minorities, and persons with disabilities are strongly supercomput UNIX sp er, hosts, deparanental laser printers, a wide encouraged to apply. The National Science Foundation is an Equal ectrum ofs li de 0 ftw are, on- ne library catalogue, CD-ROM databases, Opportunity Employer committed to employing highly qualified libPartmentallaser printers, a wide spectrum of software, on-line staff that reflects the diversity of our nation. rary catalogue, CD-ROM databases, Video-on-Demand, INtv and page 22 History of Science Society Newsletter

History of Science Society Bibliographer carry out complex projects; and experience of 1 month will be available to two different The Bibliographer of the Society is respon­ using the Internet and World Wide Web. scholars annually. The stipends are planned sible for compilation and editing of the an­ Salary and benefits are negotiable, commen­ to cover travel to Stockholm and accommo­ nual Current Bibliography of the History of surate with training and experience, and com­ dation, and some allowance for increased Science, for irs production in camera-ready petitivewith academic positions. The starting costs of living. Office space will be provided form for print publication, and for prepara­ date as well is negotiable. The search will at the Center for History of Science. For tion of data for inclusion in the RLIN HST continue until the position is filled. The further information, please con tact the Cen­ database or equivalent. Close liaison with the Britannica's editorial offices are in Chicago, ter for History of Science, Kunsliga Isis Editorial Office, CoP, RLG, the print Illinois, and full-time editors are expected to Betenskapsakadmien, Box 50005, S-104 OS publisheroftheCB, the SHOT conterpartto work on-site. Interested applicants send cover Stockholm, Sweden. Email the Bibliographer of the Society, and the letter and c.v. to: Bob Bianchetta, Human [email protected] Commission on Bibliography and Docu­ Resources, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 310 mentation of the IUHPS/Division of His­ South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 1160604. Charles Babbage Institute tory of Science is essential. The position The Charles Babbage Institute is accepting requires a commitment of at least 25 to 50 North Carolina State University applications for the Adelle and Erwin Tomash percent time for 5 years. Required: Ph.D in North Carolina State University announces Graduate Fellowship to be awarded for the history ofscience or equivalent; command of the opening of a position in the History of 1998-1999 academic year to a graduate stu­ in temational bibliographic and data resources, Technology, with emphasis on United States. dent whose dissertation will address a topic in both print and electronic; command ofbib­ The position will be at the Assistant Professor the history of computers and informacion liographic database construction and stan­ rank; tenure track, with an initial four-year processing. The fellowship may beheld at the dards, including experience with MARC contract beginning July 1, 1998. Ph.D. re­ recipient's home academic institution, the format and online bibliographic databases; quired at time ofappointment. Applications, Charles Babbage Institute or any other loca­ reading knowledge of at least German and including c.v., statement of research and tion where there are appropriate research French; knowledge of the field and the pro­ teaching interests, and three letters of refer­ facilities. The stipend is $10,000 plus up to fession sufficient to assemble and assess bib­ ence, should be send immediately. For pos­ $2,000 for tuition, fees, travel to the Charles liographic information and a committee of sible interviews at the AHA annual meeting Babbage Institute and relevant archives, and contributors to the CB; MLS or equivalent in Seattle in early January, applications must other approved research expenses. Priority is library experience. Access to resources of a be received by December 15. Final deadline given to students who have completed all large research library is essential. for applications February 1. Send applica­ requirements for the doctoral degree except tions to Edith Sylla, Chair, HistoryofTech­ the research and writing dissertation. Appli­ Encyclopaedia Britannica nology Search Committee, History cants should send biographical data and re­ The Encyclopaedia Britannica seeks an edi­ Department, Box81 08, North Carolina State search plan including statement and tor oflife sciences to take charge ofits content University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8108. As an justification of the research problem, a dis­ in zoology, botany, and environmental sci­ AA/EOE, we encourage applications from cussion of methods, research materials, and ence. The editor's major duties will be to 1) women and minorities. Review content in the Core Database, design evidence of faculty support for the project. revision and updating strategies and sched­ Applicants should also arrange for three let­ ules, identify contributors, and commission ters of reference and certified transcripts of new articles; 2) Develop multimedia in the graduate school credits to be sent directly to: life sciences, working closelywithothermem­ Charles Babbage Institute, University of bers of the Britannica editorial division, and Minnesota, 103 Walter Library, 117 Pleas­ with outside advisors and content providers; Fellowships/ ant Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455. and 3) Identify Internet resources in the life Complete application and materials should sciences, and choose links to be added to/ Grants be received by January 15, 1998. deleted from Britannica's Related Internet Resources. Qualifications include an M.A. or Cornell University Ph.D. in the life sciences or history of the life The College of Human Ecology, Cornell Center for History of Science at the Royal sciences, or equivalent editorial experience, University,isseekingapplications for its 1998 Swedish Academy of Sciences and a strong interest in explaining scientific Dean's Fellowship in the History of Home The Center for History of Science at the ideas to intelligent, nonspecialist audiences Economics and Human Nutrition. The fo­ Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences an­ are a must. Highly desireahle are a demon­ cus and first consideration for 1998 is on the nounces that a new stipend will be offered in strated proficiency in editorial skills, includ­ history ofhuman nutrition, although appli­ 1998 to scholars interested in doing archival ing editing, writing, and the ability to deal cations related to home economics more rese:u:ch in the historical archives of the Royal with contributors; ability to conceive and broadly will be accepted. Preference will be SwediSh Academy of Sciences. Two periods given to scholars in more advanced stages of ~------January 1998 page 23

a research project but younger scholars are encouraged to apply. stipend for Academic Year 1998-1999 will he $10,000. The recipient Applicants need not be residents of New York_ State. ?ne award ~f will he expected to devote nine months, full-time, to research, writing, $3.500 is available for a summer or sahbancal restdency of siX and graduate study. If appropriate, preference will be given to candi­ continuous weeks to utilize the resources available from the College, dates who are already writing their dissertations. Candidates should the Division ofNutritional Sciences, and the Cornell Library System. submit FNE (5) copies of their curriculum vitae and a research Applicants must submit a short 3-5 page proposal of the research proposal not to exceed ten double-spaced pages (including references). planned. Specify both published and manuscript materials to be used FAXed proposals cannot be accepted. Candidates should arrange for from the Cornell library holdings; a vita; a writing sample or previous their current university transcript and two (2) letters of recommenda­ publication; three ietters of recommendation; and a cover sheet tion to he sent in support of their applications. Applications will he indicating name, address, phone, fax, organization/university, re­ reviewed by a committee of the Society's Trustees and prominent search title, and research abstract. Applications are due by 3 April professional historians. All application materials should he submitted 1998, and should be sent to the Office of the Dean, New York State to the Fellowship Coordinator at the address below. The deadline for CollegeofHuman Ecology, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, Ithaca, NY completed applications is 1 February 1998. Mrs. Sandra A. Richter, 14853-4401. For more information contact Elaine Engst, University Director of Publications, The Newcomen Society of the United Archivist (607) 255--3530 or [email protected] States, 412 Newcomen Road, Exton, Pennsylvania 19341-1999

Max Planck Institute for the History of Science Center for History of Recent Science The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin The Center for History of Recent Science, in the Department of announces two Walther Rathenau postdoctoral fellowships for out­ History at The George Washington University, is offering two two­ standing junior (Ph. D. awarded no earlier than 1993) scholars work­ year postdoctoral fellowships to begin August 1998. "Recent science" ingonsome aspect ofthe interrelationships between science, technology, comprises lines of research in physical or biological sciences that have and the law. Projects involving international comparisons are particu­ been carried out for the most part by scientists who are still living. In larly welcome. Fellows hips are for a 24 months stay at the Institute in effect, that means research done since the second world war. Work in Berlin, beginning 1 October 1998. In addition to conducting their history of recent science poses novel historiographical problems, own research, Rathenau Fellows will help in the preparation of the notably the use of interviews and their integration with the more Berlin Summer Academy 1999 on "Science, Technology, and the traditional materials of the historian. Inquiries and letters of applica­ Law". Furthermore the Institute announces the Lorenz Kruger tion should he sent to Horace Freeland} udson, Director ofthe Center Postdoctoral Fellowship for 1998/99 for an outstanding junior for History of Recent Science and Research Professor of History, The scholar whose current research combines perspectives from the history George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052. Our Pro­ of science with those of the philosophy of science and/or the history spectus, which explains the Center, the fellowships, and recent science of philosophy. The fellowship is named in honor of the late Professor more fully, is available on request. To apply for a postdoctoral Lorenz Kruger, of the University of Goettingen, whose work sought fellowship, send: 1) a cover letter, briefly summarizing your back­ the connect philosophy with the history of science. The Lorenz ground and research interests; 2) curriculum vitae; 3) a five-page Krueger Fellowship is awarded for a one year stay at the Institute in proposal sketching the research to be pursued and its relevance to the B~~lin, beginning October 1998. It is open to scholars of all nation­ history of recent science; 4) three letters of reference. Deadline is May ~nes who have completed their Ph.D. no earlier than 1993. The 30, 1998. Telephone: 202.994.1670 or 410.889.4581Fax: snpend for applicants from abroad is 3400 OM per month. Women 410.889.4581 Email: [email protected] or :e ~ncouraged to apply. Qualifications being equal, precedence will [email protected] gtv~n to candidates with disabilities. Applicants are invited to send a curnculum vitae, a brief research proposal (maximum 1000 words), ;:d.two letters of recommendation by 1 March 1998 to: Max Planck St. Petersburg Centre For History of Ideas Os;ltute for the History of Science, Abt. Personal, Wilhelmstrabe 44, The St. Petersburg Centre For History Of Ideas announces one­ 1 17 Berlin, Germany month fellowships for 1998 for Russian and foreign scholars on the topic, "Russian Enlightenment: History Ofldeas." Possible problem lhe Newcomen Society fields: "The History of Russian Philosophy, the 18th and the First The Newco S . b . men octety of the United States, an organization of Half of the 19th Century," "Metaphysical Archetypes in Russian an~m;;; leaders and professionals, is dedicated to promoting public Culture," "Russia and the West: Problems of (Mutual) Influences," pans folarl~ ~derstanding of the history of American business. As "What is Russian God? Russian Philosophy in Search of the Abso­ 0 B . Its mtsston, the Society supports a Dissertation Fellowship in lute," "Natural Philosophy: Philosophy or Science?", "Philosophy as usmess and Am . Cul r doer al encan ture. This fellowship is intended ror Literature and Literature as Philosophy," and "The Enlightened stud or. students an d see ks to encourage them to pursue careers m. Personality in Russian History: Problems in Historiosophical mayr:ng ~d teaching the history of American business. Candidates Personology." Scholars and applicants must be specialists in the indUs nvesngate historical topics relating to any aspect of business, history ofideasofRussian Enlightenment, who have Ph. D. degree or try, technology, and the professions in American life. The its equivalent. Women and younger scholars are especially welcome. - page 22 History of Science Society Newsletter

History of Science Society Bibliographer carry out complex projects; and experience of 1 month will be available to two different The Bibliographer of the Society is respon­ using the Internet and World Wide Web. scholars annually. The stipends are planned sible for compilation and editing of the an­ Salary and benefits are negotiable, commen­ to cover travel to Stockholm and accommo­ nual Current Bibliography of the History of surate with training and experience, and com­ dation, and some allowance for increased Science, for its production in camera-ready petitivewith academic positions. The starting costs of living. Office space will be provided form for print publication, and for prepara­ date as well is negotiable. The search will at the Center for History of Science. For tion of data for inclusion in the RLIN HST continue until the position is filled. The further information, please contact the Cen­ database or equivalent. Close liaison with the Britannica's editorial offices are in Chicago, ter for History of Science, Kunsliga Isis Editorial Office, CoP, RLG, the print Illinois, and full-time editors are expected to Betenskapsakadmien, Box 50005, S-104 05 publisheroftheCB, the SHOT conterpartto work on-site. Interested applicants send cover Stockholm, Sweden. Email the Bibliographer of the Society, and the letter and c.v. to: Bob Bianchetta, Human [email protected] Commission on Bibliography and Docu­ Resources, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 310 mentation of the IUHPS/Division of His­ SouthMichiganAvenue, Chicago, IL60604. Charles Babbage Institute tory of Science is essential. The position The Charles Babbage Institute is accepting requires a commitment of at least 25 to 50 North Carolina State University applications for the Adelle and Etwin Tomash percent time for 5 years. Required: Ph.D in North Carolina State University announces Graduate Fellowship to be awarded for the history ofscience or equivalent; command of the opening of a position in the History of 1998-1999 academic year to a graduate stu­ in temational bibliographic and data resources, Technology, withemphasison United States. dentwhose dissertation will address a topic in both print and electronic; command ofbib­ The position will be at the Assistant Professor the history of computers and information liographic database construction and stan­ rank; tenure track, with an initial four-year processing. The fellowship may be held at the dards, including experience with MARC contract beginning July 1, 1998. Ph.D. re­ recipient's home academic institution, the format and online bibliographic databases; quiredattimeofappointment.Applications, Charles Babbage Institute or any other loca­ reading knowledge of at least German and including c.v., statement of research and French; knowledge of the field and the pro­ tion where there are appropriate research teaching interests, and three letters of refer­ facilities. The stipend is $10,000 plus up to fession sufficient to assemble and assess bib­ ence, should be send immediately. For pos­ liographic information and a committee of $2,000 for tuition, fees, travel to the Charles sible interviews at the AHA annual meeting Babbage Institute and relevant archives, and contributors to the CB; MLS or equivalent in Seattle in early January, applications must other approved research expenses. Priority is library experience. Access to resources of a be received by December 15. Final deadline large research library given to students who have completed all is essential. for applications February 1. Send applica­ requirements for the doctoral degree except tions to Edith Sylla, Chair, HistoryofTech­ Encyclopaedia Britannica the research and writing dissertation. Appli­ nology Search Committee, History The Encyclopaedia Britannica seeks an edi­ cants should send biographical data and re­ Department, Box 8108, North Carolina State tor oflife sciences to take charge ofits content search plan including statement and University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8108.As an in zoology, botany, and environmental sci­ justification of the research problem, a dis­ AA/EOE, we encourage applications from cussion of methods, research materials, and ence. The editor's major duties will be to 1) women and minorities. Review content in the Core Database, design evidence of faculty support for the project. revision and updating strategies and sched­ Applicants should also arrange for three let­ ules, identify contributors, and commission ters of reference and certified transcripts of new articles; 2) Develop multimedia in the graduate school credits to be sent directly to: life sciences, working closely with other mem­ Charles Babbage Institute, University of bers of the Britannica editorial division, and Minnesota, 103 Walter Library, 117 Pleas­ with outside advisors and content providers; Fellowships/ ant Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455. and 3) Identify Internet resources in the life Complete application and materials should sciences, and choose links to be added to/ Grants be received by January 15, 1998. deleted from Britannica's Related Internet Resources. Qualifications include an M.A. or Cornell University Ph.D. in the life sciences or history of the life The College of Human Ecology, Cornell Cent~r for History of Science at the Royal sciences, or equivalent editorial experience, University, is seeking applications for its 1998 Swedish Academy of Sciences and a strong interest in explaining scientific Dean's Fellowship in the History of Home The Center for History of Science at the ideas to intelligent, nonspecialist audiences Economics and Human Nutrition. The fo­ are a must. Highly Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences an­ desireable are a demon­ cus and first consideration for 1998 is on the strated proficiency in editorial skills, includ­ nounces that a new stipend will be offered in history of human nutrition, although appli­ ing writing, and the ability to deal 1998 to ~cholars interested in doing archival editing~ cations related to home economics more wah contnbutors; ability to conceive and resear:ch m the historical archives ofthe Royal broadly will be accepted. Preference will be Swedtsh Academy of Sciences. Two periods given to scholars in more advanced stages of

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a research project but younger scholars are encouraged to apply. stipend for Academic Year 1998-1999 will be $10,000. The recipient Applicants need not be residents of New York. State. ?ne award ~f will be expected to devote nine months, full-time, to research, writing, $3.500 is available for a summer or sabbattcal residency of sl.X. and graduate study. If appropriate, preference will be given to candi­ continuous weeks to utilize the resources available from the College, dates who are already writing their dissertations. Candidates should the Division ofNutritional Sciences, and the Cornell Library System. submit FNE (5) copies of their curriculum vitae and a research Applicants must submit a short 3-5 page proposal of the research proposal not to exceed ten double-spaced pages (including references). planned. Specify both published and manuscript materials to be used FAXed proposals cannot be accepted. Candidates should arrange for from the Cornell library holdings; a vita; a writing sample or previous their current university transcript and two (2) letters of recommenda­ publication; three letters of recommendation; and a cover sheet tion to be sent in support of their applications. Applications will be indicating name, address, phone, fax, organization/university, re­ reviewed by a committee of the Society's Trustees and prominent search title, and research abstract. Applications are due by 3 April professional historians. All application materials should be submitted 1998, and should be sent to the Office of the Dean, New York State to the Fellowship Coordinator at the address below. The deadline for CollegeofHuman Ecology, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, Ithaca, NY completed applications is 1 February 1998. Mrs. SandraA. Richter, 14853-4401. For more information contact Elaine Engst, University Director of Publications, The Newcomen Society of the United Archivist (607) 255--3530 or [email protected] States, 412 Newcomen Road, Exton, Pennsylvania 19341-1999

Max Planck Institute for the History of Science Center for History of Recent Science The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin The Center for History of Recent Science, in the Department of announces two Walther Rathenau postdoctoral fellowships for out­ History at The George Washington University, is offering two two­ standing junior (Ph.D. awarded no earlier than 1993) scholars work­ year postdoctoral fellowships to begin August 1998. "Recent science" ingonsome aspect of the interrelationships between science, technology, comprises lines of research in physical or biological sciences that have and the law. Projects involving international comparisons are particu­ been carried out for the most part by scientists who are still living. In larly welcome. Fellowships are for a24 months stay at the Institute in effect, that means research done since the second world war. Work in Berlin, beginning 1 October 1998. In addition to conducting their history of recent science poses novel historiographical problems, own research, Rathenau Fellows will help in the preparation of the notably the use of interviews and their integration with the more Berlin Summer Academy 1999 on "Science, Technology, and the traditional materials of the historian. Inquiries and letters of applica­ Law". Furthermore the Institute announces the Lorenz Kruger tion should be sent to Horace Freeland Judson, Director ofthe Center Postdoctoral Fellowship for 1998/99 for an outstanding junior for History of Recent Science and Research Professor of History, The scholar whose current research combines perspectives from the history George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052. Our Pro­ of science with those of the philosophy of science and/or the history spectus, which explains the Center, the fellowships, and recent science of philosophy. The fellowship is named in honor of the late Professor more fully, is available on request. To apply for a postdoctoral Lorenz Kruger, of the University of Goettingen, whose work sought fellowship, send: 1) a cover letter, briefly summarizing your back­ the connect philosophy with the history of science. The Lorenz ground and research interests; 2) curriculum vitae; 3) a five-page Kru~ger Fellowship is awarded for a one year stay at the Institute in proposal sketching the research to be pursued and its relevance to the Berlin, beginning October 1998. It is open to scholars of all nation­ history of recent science; 4) three letters of reference. Deadline is May ali'.nes who have completed their Ph.D. no earlier than 1993. The 30, 1998. Telephone: 202.994.1670 or 410.889.4581Fax: stipend for applicants from abroad is 3400 DM per month. Women 410.889.4581 Email: [email protected] or ~e ~ncouraged ~o apply. Qualifications being equal, precedence will [email protected] gtv~n to candidates with disabilities. Applicants are invited to send a curnculum vitae, a brief research proposal (maxim urn 1000 words), and.two letters of recommendation by 1 March 1998 to: Max Planck St. Petersburg Centre For History of Ideas ~s~tute fo~ the History of Science, Abt. Personal, Wilhelmstrabe 44, The St. Petersburg Centre For History Of Ideas announces one­ 7 Berlin, Germany month fellowships for 1998 for Russian and foreign scholars on the topic, "Russian Enlightenment: History Ofideas." Possible problem The Newcomen Society fields: "The History of Russian Philosophy, the 18th and the First The Newco S . b . men ociety of the United States, an organization of Half of the 19th Century," "Metaphysical Archetypes in Russian an~m: leaders and professionals, is dedicated to promoting public Culture," "Russia and the West: Problems of (Mutual) Influences," "What is Russian God? Russian Philosophy in Search of the Abso­ pan:f.olarl~ ~derstanding of the history of American business. As B . lts missiOn, the Society supports a Dissertation Fellowship in lute," "Natural Philosophy: Philosophy or Science?", "Philosophy as usmess and Am . Cui Literature and Literature as Philosophy," and "The Enlightened doct al encan ture. This fellowship is intended for ks . Personality in Russian History: Problems in Historiosophical stud or. students an d see to encourage them to pursue careers m ma:y>:ng ~d teaching the history of American business. Candidates Personology." Scholars and applicants must be specialists in the lllvesngate hi t . cal . 1 . f . history of ideas of Russian Enlightenment, who have Ph. D. degree or indUstry s on toptcs re atmg to any aspect o busmess, ' technology, and the professions in American life. The its equivalent. Women and younger scholars are especially welcome. page 24 History of Science Society Newsletter

Applicants must submit not later than 1 February 1998: a short Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Max Planck Institute for the Histoty request to participate in the competition mentioning the preferable of Science period offellowship (except for July and August); a short working plan The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin for the fellowship period showing the necessity to work with the announces three postdoctoral fellowships for the academic year 1998- chosen topic in St. Petersburg; a paper (about 7 000 words), 99, for outstanding junior (Ph.D. awarded no earlier than 1993) computer-typed and relevant to the problem fieldoftheSt. Petersburg scholars. The quality of academic performance to date and of Centre for History of Ideas to be published in Tht PhikJsophical Age proposals is the primary selection criterion; projects on topics relating almanac. All texts should be submitted in English or Russian by E­ to "Scientific Personae", the theme of an interdisciplinary research mail in ASCII format or as an attached WmWord file. Applications group organized by Lorraine Daston and H. Otto Sib urn at the Max sent by ordinary mail will be accepted as an exception. Applicants go Planck Institute for 1998-99, are especially welcome. The group will through the selection carried out by the Centre and are informed ofthe explore the collective identities and distinctive ethos of seekers of final decision. During his/her stay in St. Petersburg a fellow should natural knowledge, drawing upon examples from Antiquity through deliver a lecture, make a report or head a seminar for younger scholars the present. Fellowships are for a 12 months stay in Berlin beginning on the topic of his/her researches. The Centre takes care of visas, 1 October 1998, with amonthlystipendof3400.- DM. Women are recommendation letters to archives and libraries. Fellows get a free encouraged to apply. Qualifications being equal, precedence will be accommodation in an university hostel or the academic hotel system, given to candidates with disabilities. Candidates are requested to send an access to personal computer and E-mail. Fellows' travel expenses a curriculum vitae, research prospectus {maximum 1000 words), and are paid (an Aeroflot economy class return ticket or a railway second­ two letters of recommendation no later than 1 March 1998 to: Max class return ticket, for the optimal route, not more than $400 total). Planck Institute for the History ofScience, Wilhelmstrabe 44, 10117 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]; Address: P. 0. Berlin, Germany. Box 264, B-358, St.Petersburg 194358, Russia; Fellowship Director Prof. Dr. T atiana V. Artemieva; Chief of the Project Dr. Michael I. American Institute of Physics Mikeshin; http://www.geocities.com./Athens/Delphi/8131. The St. The Center for History ofPhysics of the American institute ofPhysics Petersburg Centre For History Ofldeas is an interdisciplinary centre has a program of grants-in-aid for research in the history of modern for advanced studies and fellowship in the history of ideas. It was physics and allied sciences {such as astronomy, geophysics, and optics) founded in 1997 by the St. Petersburg Institute for History ofScience and their social interactions. Grants can be up to $2500 each. They and Technology and the St. Petersburg Institute for Human Studies can be used only to reimburse direct expenses connected with the of the Russian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the St. work. Preference will be given to those who need part of the funds for Petersburg State University and supported by the Federal Program travel and subsistence to use the resources of the Center's Niels Bohr Integration. Library in College Park, Maryland (easily accessible from Washing­ ton, DC), or to microfilm papers or to tape-record oral history American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Ortho interviews with a copy deposited in the Library. Applicants should Phamaceutical Corporation either be working toward a graduate degree in the history ofscience (in American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists amd Ortho which case they should include a letter of reference from their thesis jointly sponsor two $5000.00 fellowships ~hamace~tical Corporat~on adviser), or show a record of publication in the field. To apply, send m the History of Amencan Obstetrics and Gynecology each year. a vitae plus a letter ofno more than two pages describing your research ACOG memtx:rs. and other qualified individuals are encouraged to project, and including a briefbudget showing the expenses for which apply. The reap1ents of the fellowships spend one month in the support is requested. Send to Spencer Weart, Center for History of ~ash~gton DC area. working full-rime to complete their specific Physics, American Institute of Physics, One Physics Ellipse, College histoncal research proJect. Although the fellowships will be based in Park, MD 20740, tel. {301) 209-3174, fax (301) 209-0882, e-mail the.ACOG. His.tory Library, the fellows are encouraged to use other [email protected]. Deadlines for receipt of applications are June 30 and nanonal, hlStoncal, ~d medical collections in the Washington DC December 31 of each year. area. .The . results of thiS research. must be dissemm' aced th rough e1'th er pubhcanon or presentanon at a professional meen'ng A li · d fu · . · pp canons J.R. Kantor Research Fellowship an r:rher mformatlon about the fellowship can be obtained by The J .R. Kantor Research Fellowship - Archives ofthe History of The College of Obstetricians and Gynecolo­ c~ncacnng Arne~ican American Psychology for 1997- 98 has been awarded to Kennon giSts, Mrs. Susan Rishworth, Historical Librarian/Archivist, 409 :.mdy L~ttal of West Virginia University. His project is entitled Twelth Street, SW, Washington DC 20024-2588 T l h ( ) ' · e ep one 202 copec~g, Preserving and Cataloging Behavioral Research Appara­ 8~3-2578 or (202) 863-~5 18, or fax (202) 484-1595. Email: tus. This Fellowship, offered to promote research in the history of snsh~or@a~g.com. Deadline for .application is 1 September 1998. Selecnon Will ~ made and the reapiem notified as soon as ossible ~~~o~ogy, is supp~rte.d by the sale of books published by the nnclpla Press and distnbuted by the Archives. Proposals that draw after the deadline so that the fellowship may begin as 1 wp 0 1998. ear Yas mter, on any ofthe resources ofthe Archives are invited but since this award is in honor of Dr. Kantor, preference may be giv~n to projects that are relevant ~0 a behavioral viewpoint. The Fellowship will be offered annually m the amount of$750.It is intended to assist the recipient in

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· travel and living expenses while using the resources of the ing, interpreting, and disseminating information about invention and ~~:fogy Archives. A fact sheet descri~ing the Fellowship .and innovation. This year, the Lemelson Center will focus on the theme giVmgP. · de adlines for 1998-99 may be obta.med from the. Archtves, . of" Inventing for the Environment." Projects relating to environmen­ write or call: Dr. John A. Popplestone; Psychology Archives; Uruver- tal technology will receive special consideration. The Center offers sityofAkron;Akron, Ohio 44325-4302; (330) 972-7285; Fax: (330) fellowships to senior scholars and professionals who have already 972-6170; E-mail: Jpopplestone@UAKRON. EDU. completed their formal training. Consequently, degree candidates and persons seeking support for degree work are not eligible to apply. The UClA Center for Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Stud­ Fellowships are awarded for a minimum of two months to a maximum ies and the William Andrews Clark Memorial Libraty ofsix months and carry an awardof$3000 per month, which includes The Center for Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Studies, an all research and travel allowances. Approximately four Fellowships organized research un]t of the University of California, provides a will he awarded annually. Lemelson Center Senior Fellows are ex­ forum for the discussion of central issues in the study of the seven­ pected to reside in the Washington, D.C., area during the term of teenth and eighteenth centuries, facilitates research and publication, their tenure, to participate in the activities of the Lemelson Center, supports scholarship, and encourages the creation ofinterdisciplinary, and to make presentations on their work to colleagues at theM useum. cross-cultural programs that advance the understanding ofthis impor­ Applications must be postmarked by January 15, 1998. Fellowships tant period. The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, admin­ will he announced by Aprill5, 1998. Fellowships will begin on or after istered by the Center, is an off-campus rare book library specializing June 1, 1998. All application materials will be made available to the in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century British works. It also has a Lemelson Center staff and its advisors. The Lemelson Center Senior renowned collection centering on Oscar Wilde and the 1890s, and Fellowship is open to all qualified individuals without regard to race, significant holdings of modern fine printing and Western Americana. color, religion, sex, national origin, or age. For further information The fellowship programs of the Center and the Clark support research and application packets, contact: Eva Fischer, Fellows Program Coor­ in areas represented by the Library's collections and by the Center's dinator; Smithsonian Institution; National Museum of American programs. The several types of Library residential fellowships offer History; The Lemelson Center Senior Fellows Program, MRC 604; stipends of $2,000 per month. The theme-based Ahmanson-Getty Washington, DC 20560; Phone: 202-357-1593; Fax: 202-357- fellowships, linked to the Center's yearlong core programs, offer 4517; E-mail: [email protected] stipends of $18,400 for two consecutive quarters in residence. In 1998-99, the Center's core program will be titled "Oscar Wilde and University of Oklahoma- Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the the Culture of the Fin de Siecle." Topics to be considered include History of Science politics, religion, and the arts in comparative European contexts; The University of Oklahoma announces a junior- or senior-level technology, consumerism, and visual culture in the 1890s and the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History ofScience 1990s; and the most prominent developments in recent scholarship for the 1998-1999 academic year. The fellowship will he awarded for on Wilde and his circle. The linked Ahmanson-Getty fellowships will research and teaching that explore the intersections of the biological beavailable for the winter and spring terms of 1999. Applications for and the social at the borders of science and culture, with a strong all Center and Clark fellowships to be held during academic year preference given to historical projects situated at the crossroads of 1998-99 are due on 15 March 1998. For further information on Clark human science, life science, and culture. The Fellowship is open to Library fellowships, contact the Fellowship Coordinator, Clark Li­ candidates with doctorates in history, the history of science, science brary, 2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, CA 90018-2098; phone: studies, or related fields. The Mellon Fellow will have residence with 2 13-735-7605; fax: 213-732-8744; email: [email protected]. the University's History of Science Department and the University For further information on the Center's Ahmanson-Getty fellow­ Libraries' History of Science Collections. The Fellow will teach one ships, contact the Fellowship Coordinator, Center for 17th- & 18th­ undergraduate or graduate course in the Fellow's area of interest Century Studies, 395 Dodd Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA during the academic year. The fellowship carries a stipend up to 900 95-1404; phone: 310-206-8552; fax: 310-206-8577; email: $30,000, with benefits including a budget for travel and research [email protected]. Detailed information on the Center and expenses. Applications should be postmarked by January 10, 1998. C: Cl~k and all their fellowship programs can be found on the Con tact: Dr. Katherine Pandora; Department of History of Science; nters Web site: http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnetlc1718cs. The University of Oklahoma; 601 Elm, Rm. 622; Norman, OK 73019-0315; Tel. 405-325-3427; Fax 405-325-2363; e-mail kmelson Ce S . Th l.e nter, entor Fellows Program 1998-1999 [email protected]. The University of Oklahoma is an Equal Oppor­ e melson Center Senior Fellows Program supports projects that tunity, Affirmative Action employer. present creativ h . . d . . in Am. . e ~pproac es to the study of mventton an mnovanon res ~~can society. These include, but are not limited to, historical Glenn E. and Barbara Hodsdon Ullyot Scholarship co:c and documentation projects and development ofexhibitions, The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) is pleased to announce Fell erences, h ' multim e di a prod ucts, or e d ucatton . al Initiatives. . . . rorc. the the availability of the Glenn E. and Barbara Hodsdon Ullyot Schol­ Centeows omeorother Institution· · · or m· conJuncnon· · Wl"thth e Le me ls on arship Fund. The goal ofthe Ullyot Scholarship is to advance public r. Proposals should present creative approa~hes to document- understanding ofthe importance ofthe chemical sciences to the public page 26 History of Science Society Newsletter

welfare. The third annual Ullyot scholarship, which will be awarded health sciences. In addition to the Academy's own archives, the for summer 1998, offers a stipend of $3,500 plus modest travel and collection also howes the archives ofmany health-related institutions research support. Thepurposeofthestipend is to support a minimum and organizations, which serve as a primary resource for the history offour weeks research on the heritage of the chemical sciences utilizing of health administration, public health, medical education, and the resources of CHF's Othmer Library of Chemical History in medical practice in New York. The Klemperer Fellowship provides a Philadelphia, other area libraries, and associated resources. Interested stipend of up to $5,000 to support travel, lodging and incidental applicants should send their curriculum vitae, a one-page description expenses for a flexible period of time between June 1, 1998 and oftheir proposed research, an outline of a specific product as an December 31, 1998. In addition to completing the research in the outcome of the scholarship, and the telephone numbers or e-mail Library, the Fellow will be expected to present a seminar at the addresses oftwo references. The proposal should demonstrate how the Academy and submit a final report of the project. We invite applica­ resources ofthe Othmer Library are relevant to the applicant's project. tions from anyone-regardless ofcitizenship, academic discipline, or Applications mwtbereceived by January30, 1998 and should be sent academic statw- who wishes to use the Academy's collection for to Leo Slater, Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, scholarly historical research; but preference will be given to (1) those Philadelphia, PA 19106. Telelphone{215) 925-2178,ex:tension224; who demonstrate the need to use resources that are uniquely available fax (215) 925-1954. at the Academy, and (2) scholars in the early stages of their careers. Applications mwt be received by the Academy no later than February Bakken Library and Museum 1 , 1998; candidates will be informed of the results by May 1, 1998. The Bakken Library and Museum offers visiting research fellowships Requests for application forms or further information should be for the purpose of facilitating research in its collection of books, addressed to: Office of the Associate Librarian for Historical Collec­ journals, manuscripts, prints, and instruments. The focw of the tions and Programs, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Bakken's collections is on the history ofelectricity and magnetism and Avenue, New York, NY 10029. Email: [email protected] or their applications in the life sciences ancl medicine. Related materials [email protected]. Telephone: 212-822-7314. include mesmerism and animal magnetism, 19th century ephemera concerning alternative electro medical therapies, miscellaneous scien­ University of California, San Francisco tists' letters, and trade catalogues. The instruments include electro­ The Department of the History of Health Sciences, University of static generators, magneto-electric generators, induction coils, California, San Francisco, invites applications for the J. Elliott Royer physiological instruments, recording devices, and accessories. The Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship. A Ph.D. in history, with concen­ fellowship is a maximum of $1 ,300 and is to be used for travel, tration in 18th-20th-century health-related topics, is required. Pref­ subsistence, and other direct costs of conducting research at The erence will be given to historians wishing to use the archival and library Bakken. The minimum period of residence is one week. The grants resources in the Bay Area. In addition to personal research and writing, are open to all researchers. The deadline for applications for 1998 is the position also offers possibilities for limited teaching. Awards will March 2, 1998. Please keep in mind while making your plans that be made for twelve months on the basis of merit, with a chance of because of construction and remodelling currently taking place, The renewal depending on resources. Stipend for the twelve month Bakken will not be open to researchers until falll998. For application appointment is $2,250.00/month, and includes health benefits and a guidelines and further information, please contact: David J. Rhees, Executive Director, The Bakken Library and Museum, 3537 Zenith research allowance. Position available July 1, 1998. Inquiries should Avenue So., Minneapolis, MN 55416, USA. (telephone: 612-927- include a C.V., a brief research proposal, and three letters of recom­ 6508; fax: 612-927-7265) mendation from scholars familiar with the applicant's work. Apply by February 1, 1998. For further information, contact: Chair, Depart­ The New York Academy of Medicine ment of the History of Health Sciences, University of California, San The Ne': York Academy of Medicine offers the Paul Klemperer Francisco, 533 Pamassus Avenue, Box 0726, San Francisco, CA Fellowship each year to support historical research in residence in the 94143-0726. collections of the Academy Library. The Academy maintains one of the largest medical libraries in the United States with a collection of Friends Of The University Of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries over 700,000volumes, 275,000 portraits and illustrations and 183,000 Humanities Grants-In-Aid pamphlets. The Historical Collections Department contains 49 000 To foster high-level use of the University of Wisconsin-Madison volumes in the history of medicine, science and other health-reiated Libraries' rich holdings, and to make them better known and more disciplines. Of these, rare materials dating from 1700 B.C. to A.D. accessible to a wider circle ofscholars, the Friends of the University of 1800 number a~proxima~ly 32,000 volumes. Especially well-repre­ Wisconsin-Madison Libraries are pleased to offer a minimum oftwo sented are medical ~~cana and classic works in the history of hgrants-in-aid ... annually, each one month in duration, for research in the 'Yes~ European medicme and public health. Primary source mate­ umanmes m any field appropriate to the collections. Awards are nals ~elude over 2,000 manuscripts, most notably the Edwin Smith $1000.00 each. ~eMemorial Library is distinguished in almost every Surg~cal Papyrus, .along with photographs and medical artifacts. areaofscholarshtp. It boasts world-renowned collections in the history Secon~ sources mclude an extensive history of medicine reference of science from ~e Middle Ages through the Enlightenment, one of collecnon and 95 currenr journal subscriptions in the history of the the largest Amencan collections of avant-garde "Little Magazines,"a • .-.. ------

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rapidly growing collection of American women writers to 1920, of accompanied by a summary and a curriculum vitae, should be Scandinavian and Germanic literatures, of Dutch post-Reformation submitted by 1 March 1998 to President de la SPHN, Museum theology and church history, of French political pamphlets of the d'Histoire naturelle, Case postale 6434, CH-1211, GENEVE 6, sixteenth and seventeenth ccn turies, among many other fields. Gen­ Switzerland. One copy of the prize-winning work will remain the erally, applicants must have the Ph.D. or be able to demonstrate a property of SPHN. The texts may be written in French, German, record of solid intellectual accomplishment. Foreign scholars, and Italian, or English. In the last three instances, the summary should be graduate students who have completed all requirements except the translated into French and be approximately 12 pages in length, i.e. dissertation, are eligible. The grants-in-aid are designed to help 4,000 words or about 20,000 characters. provide access to UW-Madison Library resources for people who live beyond commuting distance, that is, for scholars who reside outside ThirdWorldAcademyofSciences (TW'AS) HistoryofScience Prize a seventy-five mile radius of Madison. The grantee is expected to be The Third World Academy of Sciences History of Science Prize was in residence during the term of the award, which may be taken up at established in 1987. It is awarded for the best research essay highlight­ any time during the year. Completed applications are due October 1 ing the work of a scientist from a country of the Third World prior to andAprill. For more specific information please write to Friends of the 20th Century. The Third World Academy of Sciences is pleased the UW-Madison Libraries Award Committee, 976 Memorial Li­ to invite submission of essays to be considered for a FOURTH brary, UniversityofWisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706-1494, HISTORY OF SCIENCE PRIZE to be awarded in 1999. Regula­ or contact John Tortorice at (608) 265-2505, [email protected], tions The research essays should summarise the major achievements of fax: 608-265-2505. a Third World Scientist prior to the 20th Century, whose work has not been hitherto clearly recognised. It should indicate the impact of the The Center for History of Recent Science, Department of History, scientist's contributions on his/her community and, where relevant, George Washington University establish their influence on modern scientific thought. Only unpub­ T~e Center for History of Recent Science, in the Department of lished essays will be considered. The manuscript must be written in the HIStory at The George Washington University, is offering two two­ English language and in typewritten form. The length of the essay year p~stdo.ctoral fellowships to begin August 1998. "Recent science" should be between about 20,000 and 50,000 words. The competition compnses lines of research in physical or biological sciences that have is open to scholars both from the Third World and elsewhere. Essays been carried out for the most part by scientists who are still living. In should be sent to the Third World Academy of Sciences no later than e~ect, that means research done since the second world war. Work in 1 December 1998 at the address given below. All essays satisfying the history of recent science poses novel historiographical problems, above conditions will be judged by an International Committee of not~~ly the use of interviews and their integration with the more experts in the History of Science appointed by the Third World t~adltlonal materials of the historian. Inquiries and letters of applica­ Academy ofSciences. The History ofScience Prize consists ofa cheque ;ton s~ould be sent to Horace Freeland Judson, Director ofthe Center in theamountofUS$10,000andaplaqueandwillbeawardedin 1999 Gror Htstory ofRecent Sctence · an d Research Professor ofHtstory,. The at a special ceremony. Enquires and submissions to be made to: Ms. eorge Washington University, Washington, DC 20052. Our Pro­ Helen Grant The Third WorldAcademyofSciences (TWAS) History spectus, which explains the Center, the fellowships, and recent science ofScience Prize Enrico Fermi Building-Via Beirut 6 C/0 I CTP, P .0. fellmore fully. ' ts· avat·1 a bl e on request. To apply for a postdoctoral Box 586, 34100 Trieste, Italy. Phone: (int. +39 40) 2240 -387 owshtp, send: 1) a cover letter, briefly summarizing your back- Telefax: (int. +39 40) 224559 E-Mail: [email protected] ground and h . researc Interests; 2) curriculum vitae; 3) a five-page phiroposal sketching the research to be pursued and its relevance to the The Gordon Cain Fellowship in Technology, Policy, and Entrepre­ story of recent sctence;· 4) t h ree letters of reference. Deadline is May neurship 30 1 41 ~. ~98 · Telephone.: 202.994.1670 or 410.889.4581 Fax: The Chemical Heritage Foundation invites applications for its first com£8 9.4581 Ematl: [email protected] or Gordon Cain Fellowship in Technology, Policy, and Entrepreneur­ [email protected] ship for the 1998-1999 academic year. The inaugural Gordon Cain Fellow in Technology, Policy, and Entrepreneurship will have the task of researching and writing a paper, suitable for publication, on the Prizes different ways in which historical study of chemical industries can nourish a better understanding of effective strategy in technology, Marc-Auon .. te p· policy, and entrepreneurship. For example, how can the disciplines of Th .,- lctet Prize history ofscience and technology, ofeconomics, of public policy, and e Society 0 f Ph . a.cce . . ystcs and Natural History of Geneva (SPHN) is of business throw light on the historical study of chemical industry? pnz!'~ no.nunations for candidates for the Marc-Auguste Pictet The paper prepared by the first Cain Fellow will help guide future rew~d e pnze (12,000 Francs), intended for a young researcher, will work in the field at the Chemical Heritage Foundation. The proposed the fieldanfo~tst~ding work, unpublished or recently published, in paper will be largely historiographic in nature, marshalling the Astr 0 e htstory of science. The theme for 1998 is "History of onomy(fr K resources of a range of disciplines and outlining productive areas of om epler to the present). Two full copies of the work, historical research. In addition, at the beginning of the Fellowship bz jjP

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year, the Cain Fellow and the Chemical Heritage Foundation will Manuscripts must be in English, French, or German. Only one paper convene a committee of leading academics to discuss the historical by any author may be submitted in any given year. Each entry should territory around policy, technology, and entrepreneurship, providing be typewritten, double- spaced, and no longer than 50 pages, includ­ counsel and feedback to both the Fellow and the Foundation. The ing notes, bibliography, and appendices. Entrants should keep copies successful candidate for the Gordon Cain Fellowship in Technology, of their manuscripts, since manuscripts submitted will not be re­ Policy, and Entrepreneurship should have a Ph.D. or equivalent in turned. Each manuscript must be accompanied by the following: (a) hand at the time of application and not be more than eight years past a one-page abstract of the paper in English; (h) a current curriculum the doctoral degree. Applications should include a complete CV, the vitae of the author; and {c) a letter of recommendation from an addresses and phone numbers of three references, and a proposal of established scholar in the field. Entrants who are resident in the United 500-1000 words outlining the applicant's conception of the current States ofAmerica are also requested to indicate their home address and intellectual territory surrounding issues of economics, policy, and social security number. Entries must be received no later than 15 entrepreneurship as they surround historical study of the chemical February 1998. The award will be announced on or about 15 May industries, giving specific suggestions ofproductive areas for enquiry. 1998. All manuscripts and correspondence should be addressed to: The Fellowship carries a stipend of $50,000 plus a small continuing The Stannard Award Committee, Department of History, Wescoe award for research expenses and travel to allow the Cain Fellow to Hall3001, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-2130. return to the Chemical Heritage Foundation periodically after the initial term. The Chemical Heritage Foundation seeks to increase Dexter Award public understanding of chemical sciences and technologies through The Division of the History of Chemistry of the American Chemical the historical study of the chemical industries, including petrochemi­ Society (ACS) solicits nominations for the 1997 Dexter Award for cals, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, polymers and plastics, materials Outstanding Achievement in the History of Chemistry. The award, and chemical engineering, agricultural chemicals, and environmental which is sponsored by the Dexter Chemical Corporation and admin­ remediation. Applications should be addressed to Leo B. Slater, Cain istered by the Division of the History of Chemistry, consists of an Fellowship in Technology, Policy, and Entrepreneurship, The Chemi­ engraved plaque and a check for $2000 and is presented annually at cal Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA the Fall National Meeting of theACS. The award is international in 19106-2702. The deadline for application is 28 February 1998. scope and nominations are welcome from all quarters. Previous winners have included historians and chemists from Canada, Ger­ Jcny Stannard Memorial Award many, France, Hungary, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The Department of History, at the University of Kansas, an­ Nominations should include a complete curriculum vita for the nounces the 1998 competition for the annual award in honor of the nominee, consisting of biographical data, educational background, late Professor Jerry Stannard. The purpose ofthe award is to encourage awards, honors, publications, presentations, and other services to the research by young scholars in the fields that Professor Stannard made profession; a nominating letter summarizing the nominee's achieve­ his own: namely, the history of materia m~dica, medicinal botany, ments in the field of the history of chemistry and citing unique pharmacy, and folklore of drug therapy before the 1700s. Each year a contributions that merit a major award; and at least two seconding cash award will be made to the author of an outstanding published or letters. Copies of no more than three publications may be included, if unpublished scholarly study in those fields. In 1998 the award will be $500. The competition is open to graduate students and to recent available. All nominations should be sent in triplicate to Professor recipients of a doctoral degree (the Ph.D. degree or an equivalent), John W. Servos, Chair of the Dexter Award Committee, Department ofHistory, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002, by January 30, conferred not more than three years before the competition deadline. 1998.

Webs of Discourse 5-7 February 1998, Texas Tech Univn-sity, Lubbock, TX inform~tion, contact: Bruce Clarke, [email protected], or Department of English, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-3091. The thirty-first annual Texas Tech University Comparative Literature Symposium, "Webs of Discourse: The Intertextuality of Science Studies," will meet on February 5-7, 1998. Plenary speakers are West Coast Faculty Network in the History of Health Sciences Donna Haraway, Lynn Randolph, Marcos Novak, and Carl Rubino. 20 February 1998, HeaJ/ands Institute, Marin County, CA Is a comprehensive synthesis of science studies across the di · F~r further information please contact Matthew Wray, UCSF - disc. li 'bl scurSive 1p n~ poss1 ~ e? What roles will the Web and other interactive HIStory of Health Sciences, 533 Pamassus Avenue Box 0726, San technologies ~lay .. We invite discussion of these and related issues by Francisco, CA 94143-0726, FAX: 415-476~9453; e-mail: scholars working m any area of cultural science studies ll b mwray@itsa. ucsf.edu h .. ..cal , as we as y r etona~, cnn theorists, and literature scholars. Visit the confer- ence web Site at: http://www.english.ttu.edu/wod/. For additional January 1998 page 29

History of Philosophy of Science Conference 12·15 March 1998, University ofNotre Dame, South Bend, IN Ut Pictura Scientia: Art and Science in the History Of Art The Second History ofPhilosophyofScience Conference will meet at 28 March 1998, University ofVirginia, Charlottesville, VA the Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values at the Univer­ Seventh Annual Graduate Symposium in the History of Art, spon­ sity of Notre Dame, 12-15 March 1998. Keynote Address: Ernan sored by the Art History Graduate Student Association of the Univer­ Mcmullin. Plenary Address: Thomas Nickles. This meeting is orga­ sity of Virginia. Throughout history, art and science have had a nized in cooperation with the Reilly Center for Science, Technology, dynamic rdationship. This symposium will aplore issues surround­ and Values at the University of Notre Dame. The conference will be ing these two avenues central to humanity's search for truth and open to work from all approaches in science studies that focus upon knowledge. Paper topics might include considerations ofthe intersec­ the history ofphilosophy ofscience. HOPOS, the History ofPhiloso­ tion of art and science in the development of artistic techniques such phyofScience Working Group, is an international society ofscholars as perspective, artistic responses to technology, scientific vs. artistic who share an interest in promoting research on the history of the creativity, or the impact of new media on the creation and interpreta­ philosophy of science and related topics in the history of the natural cion of works of art. Please submit a 250-300 word abstract by mail and social sciences, logic, philosophy, and mathematics. We interpret or fax no later than Monday, January 12, 1998. Participana will be this statement of shared interest broadly, meaning to include all notified by mail after January 30 and a draft of the papers will be due historical periods and diverse methodologies. We aim to promote by March 2. The presentations will be limited to 20 minutes. historical work in a variety of ways, including the sponsorship of Submissions from all disciplines are encouraged. For further informa­ ~eetings and conference sessions, the publication ofbook.s and special tion please contact the symposium chairs: Sara Mayer Issues ofjoumals, maintaining an e-mail discussion group, and the ([email protected]) or Michael Anderson {[email protected]). dissemination ofinformation about libraries, archives and collections, Abstracts should be addressed to: Sara Mayer or Michael Anderson, and bibliographic information. More information may be found at AHGASymposium, UniversityofVirginia, Mcintire Department of the HOPOS web site at: http://scistud.umkc.edu/hopos/index.html. Art, Fayerweather Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22903, Phone: (804) 924-6123, Fax: {804) 924-3647. 41st Annual Missouri Valley History Conference 12-14 March 1998, Omah~ NB Joint Adantic Seminar in the History of Biology The 41st Annual Missouri Valley History Conference will be held in 3-4 Apri/1998, johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MY O~aha,.Nebraska, March 12-14, 1998. Proposals for papers and The Joint Atlantic Seminar in the History of Biology will meet at sessions m all areas of history are welcome. Proposals, consisting of a Johns Hopkins University on April 3-4, 1998. There will be a cover letter, abstract(s) and vitae, should be sent by October 31, 1997 reception on Friday evening, and all papers will be given on Saturday, to.LorraineM. Gesick, MVHC Program Coordinator, Departmentof April 4. Priority will be given to graduate students and recent HIStory ' Umversi · · ty o f Nebraska at Omaha, NE 68182. Inquiries can graduates. Every effort will be made to minimize costs for graduate bemadebye-mru·1 to 1gesic · k@ cas. unomaha.edu. Please do not submtt. students. Those wishing to give a paper should send a title and brief proposals by e-mail. description by February 15, 1998, to Sharon Kingsland (sharon @jhunix.hc£jhu.edu), History ofScience, Medicine, and Tech­ International Conference on Science, Technology and Society nology, Johns Hopkins University, Charles and 34th Streets, Balti­ Th 16-2~March 1998, Tokyo, Kyoto and Hiroshima, japan more MD 21218; 410-516-7505, (fax) 410 516-7502. If you do not . eworldis chan gmg. radicall y b y VIrtue . o f technolog1"cal transrorma-c receive a reply to an e-mail message, please follow up with a phone call. tlon.Notonlyth d . e pro uction system and economic structure but also Anyone wishing to be on the mailing list should also contact Sharon our dail life . , c Y and value system are now subjected to the fundamental Kingsland. transrormation Alth h . . d f techn l . · . oug science 1s regar ed as the backbone o 0 . ogical society, public understanding ofscientific knowledge is Body and Place: Intersecting Histories of the Body and Its senouslyquestionedth · W e b e 1"1eve .lt 1s . nme . to examme . the re ali-. ty an d Environment e problems r . d b d . . ference "S . cuse Y un ergomg technologtcal change. Our Con- 16-18 Apri/1998, New jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N] providi cte~ce ~d Society-Technological Tum" is aimed at The Federated History Department of Rutgers University-Newark wh ~g a Wtder mtemational forum to discuss this issue for those and the New Jersey Institute of Technology, in conjimction with the 0 aremterest d · and S . e m research and education on Science, Technology University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey will sponsor a octety (STS) S . . . . s · · ess10ns will cover the followmg hot toptcs around conference on "Body and place: Intersecting Histories of the Body and Cience & Techn 1 ST S 0 ogy (ST): World Economical Change under New Its Environments" from April 16-18, 1998. The conference will yseem Tran n . f Assess ST D s ormation o ST Research System: New Method to explore historical relations between human bodies and their environ­ ST in p evelopment, ST Development and New Value System, ments or "nature": how people's bodies and their surroundings have ostCold W S · th .. and J a . ar, aence & e Pubhc m New ST Era, and ST intermingled and interacted, mutually defining and influencing each papersp:d ~o~e mf~rmation on the conference, including a call for other across difference places and times. It thereby addresses whether hostcin£shins~Istrano.n form, is available on the Web at: http:// the recent turn toward the history of the body provides a point of u-u.ac.Jplsts/lndex.honl. convergence between the history of medicine and life sciences and

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environmental history. Speakers will include Conevery Bolton, Gerald history of astronomy is one of two special fields of the meeting, with Grob, Ddores Greenberg, Andrew Isenberg, Thomas Laqueur, Eliza­ a natural focus on the 18th and 19th centuries. The other field is beth Lunbeck,Arthur McEvoy, Susan Lederer, Gregg Mitman, David astrometry. We expect results .&om the satellite Hipparcos and the Rosner, Pamela Smith, and Joel T arr. There is no registration fee, and discussion of successing projects. The language will be the "lingua some lower cost accomodations are available. Those interested in franca" of our times, English. Especially characteristic quotations in attending may contact Christopher Sellers for more information: French and German may be presented in the original version as well. History Department; New Jersey Institute ofTechnology; University There will be invited lectures as well as short oral and poster contribu­ Heights; Newark, NJ 07102; [email protected] (preferred); tions. Scientific Organizing Committee: Peter Brosche (Daun/ Td,: (516) 423-8398; FAX: (516) 421-8973. Bonn), Wolfgang R. Dick (Potsdam), Roland Wielen (Heidelberg) Registration for the conference: Information and registration- chair­ Midwest Junto for the History of Science Annual Meeting manofthe Local Organizing Committee: Oliver Schwarz, Uthmannstr. 17-19 Apri/1998, University ofMinnesotA, Minneapolis, MN 8, D-99867 Gotha, Germany E-mail: [email protected] Other The Midwest Junto for the History of Science will have its annual information (e.g., about travel to Gotha and accomodation) may be meeting at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, April17-19, downloaded from the conference web page . The preliminary 1998. For further information, contact: Ed Layton, programme will be placed there. The Organizing Committee asks for laytoOO 1 @maroon.tc.umn.edu, or Jole Shackelford, registration as early as possible, not later than by March 15, 1998. shackOO [email protected], or write to: Program in the History Registered participants will receive a list ofhotels and bed & breakfast of Science and Technology, 342E Physics Building, University of in Gotha. 0. Schwarz may hdpyou with organizing your accomodation. Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Fees: Members of the Astronomische Gesellschaft: DM 60, students DM 40, non-members DM 80. Excursion to Inselsberg: DM 25 In Modern Mathematical Thought II: Historical and Philosophical casethatyourconference fee will be received by January 15, 1998, the Approaches excursion will be free for you. Please make your payments to Acct # 1-4 Mlly 1998, University ofPittsburgh llnti Carnep Mellon 750 003 715, Sparkasse Gotha, BLZ 820 520 20, indicating University "Fruehjahrstagung". Requests for re-funding of fees received later The workshop is the second in a successful rollahoration between the than one week prior to the conference may be granted only at 50 %. editors of David Hilbert's unpublished papers and a select group of Scientific programme: Please send your requests concerning the historians and philosophers of mathematics. The aim is both to programme as well as your abstracts of pap~rs and posters by March further the assessment ofHilbert' s foundational work on mathematics 15, 1998, to Prof. Peter Brosche, University ofBonn, Observatorium and physics, its background and impact, and to highlight alternative Hoher List, D-545 50 Daun, Germany. We ask for your understand­ approaches to conceptual problems in the philosophy and history of ing that contributions submitted later may not be accepted. In mathematics in which these disciplines can complement each other. difference to other meetings of the Astronomische Gesellschaft, no The workshop will draw together an international group of philoso­ abstract book will be published due to a lack of funds. However, we phers, historians and logicians of diverse perspectives; among them intend to publish the abstracts together with the invited papers in the will be: Karine Chemla, William Ewald, Michael Friedman, Emily Proceedings to appear after the meeting. For this you may edit your Grosholz, Michael Hallett, Ralf Haubrich, Jesper Lutzen, Ulrich abstracts later. Prior to the meeting the abstracts will be published in Majer, Kenneth Manders, Charles Parsons, Tilman Sauer, Wilfried Sieg, Howard Stein, William T ait, and Mark Wilson. For further the WWW (URL see above). For this, authors are asked to submit information visit the Center for Philosophy of Science Schedule of machine-readable abstracts, either on diskette together with the Events web site at: http:/ /www.pitt.edu/ '"'Pittcntr or contact Jim hardcopy to Prof. Brosche (any formats, also Word or WordPerfect, Lennox at [email protected] or by fax 412-624-3895. except Macintosh formats), or by e-mail to the LOC at [email protected] (ASCII, HTML or LaTeX), or by ftp to American Association for the History of Medicine Annual ftp.potsdam.ifag.de into the directory pub/incoming/wdi with a short Meeting [email protected](anyformats,exceptMacintosh). 7-10 May 1998, Toronto, Onuzrio, Ctnuztl4 For further information, contact the Chair of the Program Commit­ Seven Pines Symposium tee: John Harley Warner, Section of the History of Medicine, Yale 13-17 Mlly 1998, Seven Pines Lodge, Lewis, Wisconsin University School of Medicine, L132 SHM, PO Box 208015, New The second Seven Pines Symposium will be held from May 13-17, Haven CT 06520-8015. 1998, on the subject, "Historical and Philosophical Perspectives on ~e ~terpl~yofPhysics and Mathematics." The Seven Pines Sympo­ International Spring Meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft Sium Is d~dicated to bringing historians, philosophers, and physicists 1998 togethe~ m a. coll~rative effort to probe and clarify significant 11-15 Mlly 1998, Goth4, Gernuzny founda~on~ ISsues m the history and philosophy of physics, as they The ~nference will take place in oommemoration of the first astro­ have ansen m the past and continue to challenge our understanding nomical congress held in 1798 at the Seeberg observatory. Therefore today. The symposium takes its name from Seven Pines Lodge, located near Lewis, Wisconsin, which was built in 1903 as a trout- January 1998 page 31

fishing camp and since 1978 has been on the National Register of Nature, Sciences and Medieval Societies (journal of the International Historic Sites. In the past, President Calvin Coolidge and other Society for Medieval Latin Studies). notables vacationed here. Today, its idyllic setting and superb cuisine make it an ideal location for small informal meetings. Lee Gohlike, the CHEIRON Annual Meeting owner of Seven Pines Lodge and the founder of the Seven Pines 18-21 june 1998, University ofSan Diego, San Diego, CA Symposium, has had a life-long interest in the history and philosophy CHEIRON: The International Society for the History of Behavioral of physics and has pursued graduate studies in this field at the and Social Sciences will hold its thirtieth annual meeting June 18-21, Universities of Minnesota and Chicago. To plan the symposia, which 1998, at the University of San Diego in San Diego, California. will he held annually, he established an advisory board consisting of Program submissions {symposia, papers, and posters) may deal with Roger H. Stuewer (Minnesota), Chair, Jed Z. Buchwald (MIT), John any aspect of the history of the behavioral and social sciences or with Earman (Pittsburgh), Geoffrey Hellman (Minnesota), Erwin N. related historiographical or methodological issues. Submissions must Hiebert{Harvard), Don Howard (Notre Dame), and Alan E. Shapiro be posonarked by February 2, 1998. Travel awards are available to (Minnesota). Also participating in the first Seven Pines Symposium assist students who present papers or posters. For further information, were Diana Barkan (Cal tech), Gordon Belot (Pittsburgh), Cathryn L. contact Leila Zenderland ([email protected]), Cheiron Pro­ Carson {Berkeley), Arthur Fine (Northwestern), Michael Friedman gram Chair, Department of American Studies, California State Uni­ (Indiana), John S. Rigden (American Institute of Physics), Silvan S. versity Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92834-6868. Phone: 714-278-3800. Schweber (Brandeis), Ido Yavetz (Tel Aviv), and graduate students Fax: 714-278-5820. Phone: 714-278-3800. Fax: 714-278-5820. Alberto Martinez (Minnesota), Goran Prstic (Minnesota), Babak Cheiron web site: http://www.yorku.ca/deptlpsych/orgs/cheiron/ Razzaghe-Ashrafi (MIT), and Steven Weinstein (Northwestern). cheiron.han

American Geophysical Union 1998 Spring Meeting Science in Theistic Contexts: Cognitive Dimensions 26-29 May 1998, Boston, MA 21-25 july 1998 Geophysics and the Military: Historical Perspectives. This session This Pascal Centre conference will analyze and evaluate the internal ·examines historical interactions between the geophysical community role of theistic religious beliefs in the natural sciences and mathemat­ and its military patrons. Scientists seeking support for basic geophysi­ ics.lt is intended for those with an interest in the relationship between cal research have frequently found generous military patrons. On the science and religious belief. For information on paper submission and! other hand, the needs of modern warfare have often called for or registration, please contactJitse van der Meer at: (905) 648-2139, increasingly sophisticated geophysical knowledge. These trends have (fax) (905) 648-2134, [email protected]. been magnified, but certainly did not originate, in the twentieth century. Papers from all eras are solicited that provide critical, histori­ International Society for the Study of European Ideas Conference cal perspectives on the ways military relationships enhance or distort 16-21 August 1998, Haifa University, Israel the scientific process. Conveners: James R. Fleming, Science, Tech­ The Sixth Conference of the International Society for the Study of nology, and Society Program, Colby College, \1C'aterville, ME 04901, European Ideas {ISSEI), entitled, 'Twentieth Century European ~on~: +1-207-872-3548, Fax: +1-207-872-3074, E-mail: Narratives: Tradition and Innovation, will meet the 16-21 August J [email protected] and Bruce Hevly Department of History Box 1998, Haifa University, Israel. For panel and registration informa­ 353 . . , ' ~ 6 • Umversity ofWashington, Seattle, WA 98195, Phone: +.1- tion, contact: Stan Shostak,[email protected], (fax) (412) 624- 206 543-9417, Fax: + 1-206-543-9451, Email: 4759. [email protected] Abstracts may be submitted either by mail orb electronicall Y Vla· e-m ail or t h e World Wide· Web. Abstracts Problems in the Historiography of Recent Science, Technology ~~mitted by Postal/express mail or by E-mail must be received at and Medicine In U H~adquarters by February 19, 1998. Abstracts submitted by the 19-23August 1998, Roski/Je University, Denmark teracnve Web F be . d b 6 19 p . orm ~ust recetve at AGU by Fe ruary 2 , The history of recent science, technology and medicine (STM) is a 98 w, b ·. rospectlve contnbutors are strongly advised to visit the AGU rapidly expanding and highly cross-disciplinary area that engages e ~Ite at or contact the American Geophysical Union (AGU) scholars in fields such as philosophy of science, sociology of STM, llleetmgs dep DClO artment at 2000 Florida Avenue N.W., Washington, social studies of scientific knowledge (SSK), and general history of 09 science, technology and medicine itself. The area also attracts a 2481 (~ -1277 USA Phone: + 1-202-462-6900 Toil Free: 800-966- orth America only). growing number of science journalists, and has the attention of practicing scientists. The first international conference devoted to The Jews and Sctences . tn . the Mtddle. Ages and Early Modern problems in the historiography of recent STM was organized in _ ]; Times Gothenburg, Sweden in 1994. In the interim, a number of new and 3 5 C _r une 1998, lstituto storico italogermanico, Trento {Italy) important works in the history ofrecent STM have appeared, and new oiuerence p '1 . infor . rograrn ava~ able on the HSS website. For further (sometimes fierce) discussions have taken place. This being a working (agostimatton ' . . co . n t act A gostmo . p aravictnt . . . B ag 1'tam . conference, the number ofparticipants is limited to around 35. There [email protected]), Scientific Director, Micrologus: will be time for 15-20 paper presentations; other participants are page 32 History of Science Society Newsletter

supposed to serve as commentators, panelists, etc. Proposals for papers sisted by Professors Jean-Paul Schaer and Henri Masson. Abstracts of will be reviewed by the Steering Committee in co-operation with an papers should be submitted to Professor Schaer by January 31, 1998. International Advisory Program Panel. All applicants are requested to Acceptances of papers will be notified by March 15. (N.B. 1 Swiss send in a 200 word abstract. Abstracts should be sent to: Thomas franc is approximately equivalent to US$0.7.) For further informa­ Soderqvist, Division of Philosophy and Theory of Science, Depart­ tion, contact: Professor Jean-Paul Schaer, Universite de Neuchatel, ment of Communication, Roskilde University, P.O. Box 260, DK- Institut de Geologie, Emile-Argand 11, 2007 Neuchatel, Switzerland 4000 Roskilde, Denmark, so that they arrive before 15 December (Fax: 41 32 7182601; email: [email protected]). 1997. Selected participants will be notified by 1 February 1998. Draft manuscripts for precirculation among the participants are due on 1 Phineas Gage I 50th Anniversary Commemoration June, 1998. A few stipends for travel and accommodation are available 12-13 September 1998;Cavendish, Vermont for those who cannot obtain other funds. On 13th, September 1848, Phineas Gage had much of the left frontal lobe of his brain destroyed when an accidental explosion drove a 3ft. Advancing Geological Knowledge of the Carpathian-Balkan 7in. long, 1 1/4 inch diameter tamping iron through his head. He Region in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries survived for nearly 111/2 years but with such a marked change to his 30 August - 2 Septnnher 1998, Geocenter, University ofVienna personality he was said to be "no longer Gage." His case is one of the This symposium will form part of the activities oftheXVIth Congress most famous in medical history and one of the first to throw light on of the Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association. For further infor­ the higher functions of the brain. Next year the 150th. Anniversary of mation, con tact: Either Organizing Committee, XVI Congress of the his accident is to be commemorated in Cavendish, Vermont, the town CBGA, Geological Survey of Austria, Rasumofskygasse 23, PO Box where Gage sustained his injury. A varied program of activities has 127, A-1031, Vienna (Fax: 431 7.12567456; email: been arranged including a Symposium devoted to what has been [email protected]); Or Dr. Endre Dudich, Geological In­ learned about the functions of the frontal lobes over the last century stitute ofHungary, PO Box 106, H-1142, Budapest, Hungary (Fax: and a half, and the unveiling of a commemorative plaque. Up-dated 361 2510703; email: [email protected]). Congress language: English. information on all aspects of the program, including the Symposium, Registration fee: US$130. Range of accommodation fees per night: will be found at the HSS Conference Web Page: http:// US$25 (student hotels)- US$200 (luxury hotels). Five Pre-Congress weber.u.washington.edu/ ... hssexedmeetings. Inquiries may also be field excursions (not historically oriented) are available (August 24- made by e-mail to [email protected] or to 29), and one Post-Congress (September 3-11). [email protected] or by fax: + 61 3 9244 6858.

Science of Literature and Studies in Science Conference Aviation History Conference Septemher 1998, Heidelberg, Germany 1-3 October 1998, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio The official language of this conference, sponsored by the Deutsche Planning is underway for a major conference on aviation/ aerospace Forschungsgemeinschaft, will be German. For more information, history scheduled for October 1-3, 1998, at Wright State University, contact the conference organizer: Prof. Dr. Jorg Schonert, Dayton, Ohio. Focusing on the first century of powered flight, Literaturwissenschaftliches Seminar der Universitat Hamburg, Von­ conference organizers are seeking individual paper and panel propos­ Melle-Park 6, 20146 Hamburg, (tel) 040 4123-4811 (-4813), (fax) 040 4123-4785. als reflecting the following three thematic areas: Flight and Society; Flight and Public Policy; and Flight Technology. Paper/ panel propos­ als are due November 1, 1997; notification ofacceptance will be made INHIGEO History of Geology Congress September 1998, Neufthatel, SwitzerlAnd by February 1, 1998. Conference organizers plan to publish a proceed­ Congress languages: French and English. Registration fee: 75 Swiss ings. Further inquiries and requests for additional information may be francs (100 Fr after April, 1998); 20 Fr for accompanying members. addressed to Aviation History Conference, Conference and Events, Accommodation fees per night in Neuchatel: ranging from 30 Fr Rm. El80 Student Union, Wright State University, Dayton OH 45434-0001. (student accommodation with breakfast) to 290 Fr (luxury hotel with breakfast). Field excursion in Glarus Canton, Klausen Pass, Lake Lucerne (September 7-8) 300 Fr (app rox., including accommodation, Oral History Association Annual Meeting food, and transport). Neuchatel conference (September 9-11) Field 15-18 October 1998, Buffalo, New York excursion (Vaud and Valais, Arve valley, Chamonix, Bex salt mines) T~e Oral H~story Association invites proposals for papers and presen­ (September 12-14): 400-500 Fr (approx.). Registration fee includes: tations for Its 1998 annual meeting, to be held October 15-18 in ~oon excursion in Neuchatel region (viewing Neocomian type­ Buffalo, New York. The theme of the meeting is "Crossing the locality, structural features, glacial phenomena, etc.}; lunches; coffees; Boundary, Crossing the Line: Oral History on the Border. Proposals ~nferen~ abstracts. An invited lecture on the workofEmileArgand that relate to mediations among diverse communities; class, ethnic, will be delivered by Professor A.M.C. Seng·r, University oflstanbul. racial, ~d ~ender perspectives; interdisciplinary approaches; There will also be an historical exhibition on display at the University trans?attonaliSsues; migration and immigration; transgressions; new of Neuchatel. Conference President: Professor RudolfTrfmpy, as- ~ontt~rs .in technology; lesbian and gay history; relationships in In temewmg; marginality; oral history and received historical wisdom; ~~------

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shifting borders in oral history; and ethical and legal boundaries are The History of Heritage of Scientific Information Systems especially encouraged. Propo.sals on other topics are also welcomed. Oct. 23-25, 1998, Pittsburgh, Penmylvanitz The Program Committt-"C invites proposals from oral history practitio­ The American Society for Informacion Science (AS IS), the Chemical ners in a wide variety of disciplines and settings, including academic Heritage Foundation, and a number ofother organizations announce institutions; museums, historical societies, archives, and libraries; a call for papers for the conference "The History of Heritage of community organizations; media professionals; and independent Scientific Information Systems," to be held Oct. 23-25, 1998 in historians. We also encourage proposals from graduate students and Pittsburgh, PA. Deadline for submission of papers for presentation from those involved in both p recollegiate and postsecondary teaching. will be June 1, 1998. However, several "scholarships" will be offered Sessions may address the many uses of oral history in media such as for these submitted papers and anyone interested in applying for this film, video, radio, exhibitions, drama, and new dectronic media. type of support should submit a paper by April1, 1998. All submis­ Similarly, while sessions may be organized in the customary pand sions will be refereed by a pand of experts and notilication of format, we encourage proposals for roundtables, workshops, poster acceptance will be given by July 15, 1998. Papers on a wide variety of sessions, media and performance-oriented presentations, off-site ses­ topics related to this theme are encouraged. If uncertain whether an sions, and other formats that go beyond the boundaries of conven­ idea/paper fits the theme, please write direcdy to the conference chair tional conference presentation. We welcome proposals from other noted below. Examples of possible topics are: history of specific professional organizations, including state and regional oral history chemical information systems; history of specific scientific informa­ associations affiliated with the Oral History Association, and propos­ cion technologies; history of publishers of scientific information; als for presentations in French from French speaking Canadians. history of ideas about scientific information; scientific and technical OHApolicyprevents those who will present papers at the 1997 annual information systems or policy in individual countries; historical and meeting from doing so in 1998; such individuals, however, may serve biblio- metric approaches to scientific informacion. Additional details as session chairs and commentators. Applicants must submit four on the conference will be provided in later issues of the newsletter or C:Opies of the following: for full session proposals, a one-page descrip­ may be obtained from the Conference Chair: Robert V. Williams, tton of the issues and questions the session will address and one-page University of South Carolina, College of Library and Info. Science, abstract of each presentation; the name of the convener; suggested Columbia, SC 29208, 803-777-2324, [email protected]. co~~entator(s) and short vitae, including institutional affiliation, mailmg address, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses for each Science, Technology, and the Rise of Nature presenter. Individual proposals should include a tide, one-page ab­ 28 October- 1 November 1998, HalifllX, Nova Scotia ~tractofthe presentation, and ashortvitaof the presenter. For further 4S (Society for the SocialS tudies ofScience) and ESAC (Environmen­ In£ . ormatton or to submit proposals, contact: Debra Bernhardt Robert tal Studies Association of Canada) announce a call for papers for F. Wagner Labor Archives 70 Washington Square South, New York, "Science, Technology, and the Rise of Nature", a jointly sponsored NY10012(212) 998-2640 Fax: (212) 995-4070e-mail (queries only) conference to be held from Wednesday, October 28 to Sunday, bernh~dt@elmer 1. bobst. nyu. edu or Cliff Kuhn Department of History November 1, 1998 at the Hotel Halifax in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Georgia State University Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 651-3255 Fax: Canada. Papers dealing with any topic in the broadly defined field of 40 < 4) 651-1745, [email protected]. Proposal deadline: December science and technology studies are appropriate, and papers on the 15, 1997. substantive theme of the conference (the interface between science, technology and the environment) are particularly encouraged. Ab­ Women, Science And Health In Post-War North America: stracts must be typed and not exceed 300-500 words in length. Also Comparative Canadian-American Perspectives, 1940-1980 include as many of the following as possible: title of the paper, name, ,!~-17 October 1998, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canatia present institutional affiliation (if any), preferred mailing address, worn s · . en, CienceAndHealth In Post-War NorthAmerica: Compara- work and home phone numbers, fax number and email. Send this tlve .Canadian-American Perspectives, 1940-1980 is the topic of a information to Gary Bowden, Program Chair 4S/ESAC Conference, ~CCI~ conference to be held at York University, Toronto, Ontario, Department of Sociology, University of New Brunswick, P.O. Box ana ~on October 16-17 1998. Proposals for papers are welcomed 4400, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, E3 B 5A3. Abstracts may 0 n topi~ relating to the gendered contours of scientific medicine, al also be submitted via fax (506-453-4659) or email ([email protected]). ternattve therapies, · 1nst1tuttons· · · an d thestate as well as on women 's Abstracts must be received by Friday, February 20, 1998. experie · . . ' . . 'W nces as pauents, pracunoners and pohcy-makers m post- f or~d.War II Canada and/or the United States. Papers must consist 0 50 Years of Clinical Trials: Past, Present and Future . ongtnal work not already published or in press. Preference will be 29-30 October 29-301998, London gtven to papers that address comparative themes or will facilitate The British Medical Association and British Medical Journal are comparati d' · 1 b ve tscusston. P ease send a one-page abstract and brief c.v. sponsoring a conference on the history, present and future of clinical J~ebruary ~· 1998 to: Dr. Georgina Feldberg, Director, Centre for trials and therapeutic evaluation. The conference aims to bring N th Studies, 214 York Lanes, York University, 4700 Keele St., together historians, clinical researchers and statisticians to exchange ~rth York, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3 Phone: 416-736-5941 Fax: knowledge and perspectives about therapeutic evaluation. Papers on 41 o-736-5986. the history of therapeutic evaluation over the last 150 years are

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include award ceremonies and especially wanted. For information about {program chair), Technology, Culture, and th~ G~~~;~ Assembly meeting of the IABMS. The No­ how to submit an abstract, contact Ms. Jane Communication, SEAS, Thornton Hall A- menclature Section will be held the week Lewis, BMA/BMJ Conference Unit, BMA 237, University ofVirginia, Charlottesville, House, Tavistoc.k Square, London, WCIH VA 22903 ([email protected], 804/982- prior to the Congress Uuly 26 to 30) at the 9JP, UK, ][email protected]. 2623). Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis. Re­ ceptions, field trips, excursions, and other John Ray and His Successors: The XVI International Botanical Congress social events will also be planned prior to, Oergyman as Biologist 1-7August 1999, St. Louis, Missouri during, and after the Congress. More infor­ 18-21 March 1999, Braintree, Essex, The International Botanical Congress (IBC) mation on the conference, including a call for Englarul is amajor convention ofsci.entistsfrom around symposia, is available on the Web: http:// A joint conference ofthe John Ray Trust, the the world to discuss new research in the plant www.ibc99 .org/. Institute of Biology' s History Committee sciences. The IBC is held only once every six and the Society for the History of Natural years, and last met in North America in International Congress of Historical History. John Ray (1627-1705) was one of Seattle in 1969. These Congresses are par­ Sciences the most important biologists in the history ticularly notable in that they bring together 6-13 August 2000, Oslo, Norway of the subject and this conference will cel­ scientists not only from many countries, but The International Committee of Historical ebrate all aspects of his life and work. He was also from many disciplines within the broad Sciences has chosen Oslo, the capital ofNor­ ordained and his religious beliefs informed research field of plant science, including way, for the 19th International Congress of his work and were widely influential. The botany, mycology, plant ecology, horticul- Historical Sciences, 6-13 August 2000. The conference will go on to consider the British . ture, agriculture, and related fields. The in­ largest regular meetings ofprofessional histo­ clergy (or their families) who were biologists creasing knowledge about plants-their rians from all over the world, these congresses and their distinctive contributions to both history, growth, uses, interactions with other take place every five years. Earlier meetings church and science. This would include the­ organisms, and roles in the ecosystem-is have attracted up to 4,000 participants. The ology, social roles and individual biogra­ becoming progressively important to the sta­ Congress will consist of three major themes phies. The third focus of the conference will bility and sustainability of the human en­ of one full day each, 20 specialized themes be the current experience of people who are deavor and, indeed, of all life on Earth. The with half a day each, and 25 roundtable both clerics and biologists. Keynote addresses XVI IBC is held under the auspices of the discussions. For more information, visit the will be given on each of these three themes. International Union of Biological Sciences conferencewebsiteat:http://www.h£uio.no/ The conference will be held in Braintree, (!UBS), most recently through the Interna­ hi!prosjekter/verdenskongressen/. Or write: Essex- Ray's home town- coinciding with nonal Association of Botanical and Myco­ The 19th International Congress of Histori­ the town's SOOth anniversary celebrations. logical Societies (IABMS) of the IUBS. The cal Sciences, Department of History, P.O. Braintree has a train service from London, is XVI IBC in St. Louis is being organized by Box 1008, Blindern, N-0315 Oslo, Norway. close to the A 12 and the M 11, and is in easy the whole North American botanical com­ reach of S tans ted Airport. Call for papers: munity, ~cludin? ~tanical, mycological, Conference participants are invited to present and ecolog~cal soctetles, universities, botani­ papers. Please send an abstract (253 words) cal research institutions, and other sponsors by 1 March 1998 to Rev. Nigel Cooper, The TheScientificProgram and most other . Rectory, 40 Church Road, Rivenhall, of th IBC will events e take place at the convention Witham, Essex CM8 3PQ, UK. Tel (+44) center ofSt. Louis , America's Center, d unng . (0)1376 511161. E-mail: please leave mes­ the week ofAugust 1-7 1999 Th C sages for Nigel Cooper's attention on cgw23 will • · e ongress convene at the Opening Session on Sun- @cam.ac. uk Register your interest to receive ~y, August 1st, with welcoming ceremo­ further details by sending your contact de­ ~es, ~lenary lectures, and entertainment; tails to Nigel Cooper as above. swill. be followed by an all -Co ngress re- cepnon. The Scientific Pro 'll be Environmental History Across Boundaries gram WI pre- sented from August 2nd to 7th in 1 14-18 Apri/1999, Tucson, Arizona k~~· dis'li pm~ , Inter ap n~ keynote sy . The American Society for Environmental general . mposta, . . symposta, and poster sessions All ~isto?' announces the call for papers for its SCtentifi ' • . c sesstons will end by 6:30 bienmal meeting to be held in Tucson, Ari­ leavmg · fr p.m., everungs ee for social and cultural ~na,.April14-18, 1999. The theme will be events, banquets and re . . EnVIronmental History across Boundari " be held · · ' cepnons, which will Proposals should be postmarked by J ul Th m vanous venues around St. Lo . 7s e Congress will conclude wt"th 1 ~IS. 1998. For details, contact Edmund R:sell sess · a c osmg ton on Saturday, August 7th, which will January 1998 page 35

Sixth International Summer School in History of Science "The Idea Of History in the Russian Enlightenment " 8-12june 1998, Uppsala University, Sweden 29 june- 12 july 1998, St. Petersburg, Russia The Sixth International Summer School in History of Science will be The St. Petersburg Centre For History Of Ideas announces its first held in Uppsala next year, 8-12 June 1998. As before it will be open summer school for younger scholars, to be held from 29 June- 12 July for advanced doctoral students and new doctors. The Summer School 1998. The theme of this year's program is "The Idea OfHistory in the started in 1988 and is organized as a collaboration between institu­ Russian Enlightenment." The working languages of the school are tions for the history of science in Bologna, Uppsala, Berkeley, and Russian and English. The school of younger scholars includes a (since 1994) Paris. The theme for the 1998 Summer School will be theoretical workshop of the participants, lectures ofleading specialists 'The Structure of Knowledge: Classifications of Science and Learning in the historyofideas, individual work in St.Petersburg libraries and since the Renaissance'. Lecturers are Paula Findlen (Stanford), Robert archives. The school proceedings will be published in the special issue Darnton (Princeton and Oxford}, Nicolaas Rupke (Gottingen),and of "The Philosophical Age" almanac. Applicants must be younger Sven Widmalm (Up psala). Chairmen for the discussions and active scholars or teachers not more than 35 years old (to the end of 1998) participants will be the organizers: Giuliano Pancaldi, Tore Frdngsmyr, from Russia or other countries, who have Ph. D. degree or its Roger Hahn, John Heilbron, and Dominique Pestre. The arrange­ equivalentorarejustworking to get it. To apply one mustsubmitnot ments will follow the same pattern as used before. Every day before later than 1 April1998: -A short request to participate;a complete lunch there wi1l be two lectures with discussions. All lectures will be Curriculum Vitae; a text of report relevant to the school topic (about held in English. Time after lunch is free for research or discussions in 3 500 words) All texts should be submitted in English or Russian by small groups. The evening program will contain excursions to histori­ E-mail in ASCII format or as an attached WinWord file. Applications cal places and visits to libraries, with short lecture introductions. All sent by ordinary mail will be accepted as an exception. Applicants go lunches and dinners are common to all participants, both lecturers and through the selection carried out by the Centre and are informed ofthe students. Board and lodging, as well as all excursions, are free for the final decision. All the participants get a free accommodation in a participants. In general, travel expenses have to be paid by the university hostel, an access to personal computer and E-mail. Russian participants, but, ifnecessary, contributions (totally or in part} may be Participants' travel expenses are paid (an Aeroflot economy class possible. Responsible for the local organization is Tore Frdngsmyr; return ticket or a railway second-class return ticket, for the optimal administrative coordinators are Adrian Thomasson and T orbjvrn route, not more than $400 total). For further information, contact the Gustafsson. Applications should be sent in not later than February summer school's director, Prof. Dr. Tatiana V. Artemieva 1998. Decision about admission will be obtained before 1 April. ([email protected]) or Dr. Michael I. Mikeshin Information and application forms can be obtained from the above ([email protected]), P. 0. Box 264, B-358, St.Petersburg, m~ntioned organizers, or directly from U ppsala University, Office for 194358 Russia, or visit the school's web page at http:// HlStoryofScience, Box256, S-751 05 Uppsala, Sweden. Phone+46- www.geocities.com./Athens/Delphi/8131. The St. Petersburg Cen­ 18-4711577. Fax +46-18-108046. E-mail: summerschool- tre For History Of Ideas is an interdisciplinary centre for advanced 1998@idehist. uu.se studies and fellowship in the history of ideas. It was founded in 1997 by the St. Petersburg Institute for History of Science and Technology and the St. Petersburg Institute for Human Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the St. Petersburg State University and supported by the Federal Program INTEGRATION.

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