History of Science

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Women's News
Women were written out of science history – it’s time we put them back in
TNW - The Conversation
Can you name a female scientist from history? Chances are you are shouting out Marie Curie. The twice Nobel Prize-winning Curie and mathematician Ada Lovelace are two of the few women within Western science
Stanford University
Stanford-Harvard Conference "Objects in Theory, Theory in Objects" | DIVISION OF LITERATURES, CULTURES, AND LANGUAGES
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A one-day event on current trends in the scholarly study of material culture. The conference will feature current research work on the materiality, …
Nobel Prize
Richard P. Feynman's Nobel Prize medal leads Sotheby's $7.4 million 'Geek Week' auctions in NY
artdaily.com - Ignacio Villarreal
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s Geek Week auctions concluded Friday in New York with a total of $7.4 million, featuring sales dedicated to Space Exploration …
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Philosophy of Science
Hume, the Philosophy of Science and the Scientific Tradition
pitt.edu - Matias Slavov
Although the main focus of Hume’s career was in the humanities, his work also has an observable role in the historical development of natural …
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Made in (ancient) China: amazing inventions from the Far East
sciencefocus.com
The phrase ‘Made in China’ probably makes you think of poorly-made plastic tat, probably unfairly given the amount of high-end goods coming from the …
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Culture
The Best Books of 2018 | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian
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Science
The Michelson-Morley Experiment Is the Most Famous Failed Experiment in History
curiosity.com - Reuben Westmaas
Sometimes, we learn more from our mistakes than our successes. Like that time that we found out the next-door neighbor's cat does not like tummy …
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How Did People Know the Earth Rotates Before Space Travel?
curiosity.com - Ashley Hamer
You're on a giant sphere 8,000 miles (12,700 kilometers) in diameter that spins at about 1,000 miles (1,700 kilometers) per hour as it orbits the sun …
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If Light Can’t Escape Black Holes, How Do We Get Photos of Them… and More Questions From Our Readers
smithsonianmag.com - Anna Diamond
Q: If the gravity of a black hole is so strong that nothing can escape from it, not even light, how has the Hubble Space Telescope recorded images of …
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World War II
World War II Enigma cipher machine up for auction
boingboing.net - David Pescovitz
A rare, fully-operational Enigma cipher machine from World War II will go up for auction at Sothebys tomorrow as part of an amazing History of …
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North America’s Earliest Smokers May Have Helped Launch the Agricultural Revolution
smithsonianmag.com - Lorraine Boissoneault
In the beginning, there was smoke. It snaked out of the Andes from the burning leaves of Nicotiana tabacum some 6,000 years ago, spreading across the …
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Stone Age
Stone Age Humans Feasted on Caviar
smithsonianmag.com - Meilan Solly
Protein analysis of ancient food particles found clinging to ceramic pots at the Friesack 4 archaeological site in Brandenburg, Germany, suggests …
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History
Stone Tools at Arabian “Crossroads” Present Mysteries of Ancient Human Migration
smithsonianmag.com - Brian Handwerk
Nearly 200,000 years ago, at the confluence of two long-vanished river systems in the heart of Arabia, people climbed a jagged, rocky dyke rising …
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Science Fiction
The secret history of science fiction's women writers: The Future is Female!
boingboing.net - Cory Doctorow
Eminent science fiction scholar Lisa Yaszek (Georgia Tech Professor of Science Fiction in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication) has …
Science
Dr. Kurt H. Debus: The Father of Kennedy Space Center
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Dr. Kurt H. Debus may have served a long tenure as the first center director of the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida -- from 1962 to 1974 -- …
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Fantastic Beasts
Alchemy and Science: Fantastic Beasts’ real-life connection to a 14th century Parisian scribe
NBC News
With the new Fantastic Beasts film — the second in the franchise, J.K. Rowling takes audiences deeper into the world that pre-dated Harry Potter and his friends. Newt Scamander’s 1920s New York and Europe
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.....job is to come up with mission scenarios that are utterly realistic and will train every aspect of the crew and controllers and flight …
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Genetics
A scientist says he altered the genes of two baby girls. How big a line did he just cross?
Mashable - Mark Kaufman
If genetics researcher He Jiankui has provided an honest account of his new experiment, there are twin baby girls alive in China right now, and He …
Giving Tuesday
Philly tech: Get your checkbook out for #GivingTuesday
technical.ly - Philly tech: Get your checkbook out for #GivingTuesday By Roberto Torres / reporter
From equity in tech to veteran entrepreneurship or the preservation of science history, local tech nonprofits are looking to rally financial support …
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Burial sites from 5th and 6th centuries yield unexpected treasures
The Guardian - Haroon Siddique
Archaeologists have uncovered lavish burial sites for women in Lincolnshire from the fifth and sixth centuries, which illustrate how women of the time made themselves resplendent. Items recovered from
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Gallery of History of Science Centre / Hoehler + alSalmy - 35
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Image 35 of 46 from gallery of History of Science Centre / Hoehler + alSalmy. Photograph by Osama Al Kharusi
Albert Einstein
Sotheby's announces an auction dedicated to the history of science & technology
artdaily.com - Ignacio Villarreal
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s will present Geek Week: an inaugural presentation of sales and events during which the auction house will offer over 400 …
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History
These 9 Everyday Science Words Have Fascinating Origins
curiosity.com - Reuben Westmaas
We love words more than almost anything else here at Curiosity — anything else except for science, of course. So when a copy of Isaac Asimov's "Words …
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Architecture
History of Science Centre / Hoehler + alSalmy
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Text description provided by the architects. The History of Science Centre acts as a mediator bringing past Islamic sciences of the "golden age" in …
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Liberal View
Abbreviated Science Round-up: Not-So-Abbreviated Video edition
dailykos.com - Mark Sumner
Your universe is profoundly odd. And also genuinely entertaining. Stick around and see. Space Time Here’s the thing I love about PBS Space Time … it’s …
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Land speed records - the cars and their drivers
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0 Advertisement Since the first car was invented by Karl Benz back in 1885 we have been dreaming of pushing the limits of what they can do. The fastest …
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First Light & Reionization - Webb
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Out of the Darkness Webb will be able to see back to when the first bright objects (stars and galaxies) were forming in the early universe. Credit: …
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Pembrokeshire treasure hunter unearths Celtic chariot
bbc.co.uk
A metal detectorist has found what is thought to be the first Celtic chariot burial to be uncovered in Wales. The burial ritual was reserved for high-ranking chiefs who would be interred complete with
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History of Science Program at U. of Wisconsin as Vibrant as Ever – Letters - Blogs
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To the Editor: I write to express my dismay that the Chronicle’s November 9th Daily Briefing disseminated a tweet by Professor Mar Hicks that claimed …
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Researchers Identify 536 A.D. as The Absolute Worst Year Ever
Popular Mechanics - By Sam Blum
And you thought this year sucked. A foreboding cloud of black ash blocks out the sun from Europe to Asia. An outbreak of bubonic plague coincides with a piercing cold snap. Crops fail. Starvation, darkness,