Naturvetenskapens historia

The astronomer's observing chair as both image and object, and the story it tells about a particular kind of science and a particular view of history. The astronomer's chair is a …

The relationship of the dead body with technology through history, from nineteenth-century embalming machines to the death-prevention technologies of today.Death and the dead body …

The upheavals of the 1960s gave way to a decade of disruptions in the 1970s, and among the rattled fixtures of American society was mainstream psychiatry. A "Radical Caucus" formed …

How the NSF became an important yet controversial patron for the social sciences, influencing debates over their scientific status and social relevance.In the early Cold War years, …

The relationship of the dead body with technology through history, from nineteenth-century embalming machines to the death-prevention technologies of today.Death and the dead body …

How early twentieth century fumigation technologies transformed maritime quarantine practices and inspired utopian visions of disease-free global trade.In the late nineteenth and …

The changing relationships between science and industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, illustrated by the career of the “father of plastics.”The Belgian-born …

The changing relationships between science and industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, illustrated by the career of the "father of plastics."The Belgian-born …

The history of an unnatural disaster—drug overdose—and the emergence of naloxone as a social and technological solution.For years, drug overdose was unmentionable in polite …

How the introduction of steam, iron, and steel required new rules and new ways of thinking for the design and building of ships.In the 1800s, shipbuilding moved from sail and wood …