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Academic study of the history of science as an independent discipline was launched by [[George Sarton]] at Harvard with his book ''Introduction to the History of Science'' (1927) and the [[Isis (journal)|''Isis'' journal]] (founded in 1912). Sarton exemplified the early 20th century view of the history of science as the history of great men and great ideas. He shared with many of his contemporaries a Whiggish belief in history as a record of the advances and delays in the march of progress. The history of science was not a recognized subfield of American history in this period, and most of the work was carried out by interested scientists and physicians rather than professional historians.<ref>Nathan Reingold, "History of Science Today, 1. Uniformity as Hidden Diversity: History of Science in the United States, 1920-1940," ''British Journal for the History of Science'' 1986 19(3): 243-262 </ref> With the work of [[I. Bernard Cohen]] at Harvard, the history of science became an established subdiscipline of history after 1945.<ref>Joseph W. Dauben et al., "Seven Decades of History of Science," ''ISIS: Journal of the History of Science in Society'' March 2009, Vol. 100 Issue 1, pp 4-35</ref>

* [[Brown University]] has a program in [[Science and Technology Studies]]<ref> {{cite web | author = Brown University | title = Brown University | title = Committee of Science and Technology Studies | url = http://www.brown.edu/Faculty/COSTS/}}</ref> and the [[History of Mathematics]].<ref>{{cite web | author = Brown University | title = History of Mathematics at Brown | url = http://www.brown.edu/Departments/History_Mathematics | accessdate = July 30, 2006 }}</ref> (This program is in the process of being phased out. There are no longer any full-time faculty, and no new students are being admitted to the program.)
* [[Brown University]] has a program in [[Science and Technology Studies]]<ref> {{cite web | author = Brown University | title = Brown University | title = Committee of Science and Technology Studies | url = http://www.brown.edu/Faculty/COSTS/}}</ref> and the [[History of Mathematics]].<ref>{{cite web | author = Brown University | title = History of Mathematics at Brown | url = http://www.brown.edu/Departments/History_Mathematics | accessdate = July 30, 2006 }}</ref> (This program is in the process of being phased out. There are no longer any full-time faculty, and no new students are being admitted to the program.)
* [[California Institute of Technology]] offers courses in the History and Philosophy of Science to fulfill its core humanities requirements.
* [[California Institute of Technology]] offers courses in the History and Philosophy of Science to fulfill its core humanities requirements.

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The history of science and technology (HST) is a field of history which examines how humanity's understanding of the natural world (science) and ability to manipulate it (technology) have changed over the millennia. This academic discipline also studies the cultural, economic, and political impacts of scientific innovation.

Histories of science were originally written by practicing and retired scientists, starting primarily with William Whewell, as a way to communicate the virtues of science to the public. In the early 1930s, after a famous paper given by the Soviet historian Boris Hessen,was focused into looking at the ways in which scientific practices were allied with the needs and motivations of their context. After World War II, extensive resources were put into teaching and researching the discipline, with the hopes that it would help the public better understand both science and technology as they came to play an exceedingly prominent role in the world. In the 1960s, especially in the wake of the work done by Thomas Kuhn, the discipline began to serve a very different function, and began to be used as a way to critically examine the scientific enterprise. At the present time it is often closely aligned with the field of Science studies.

Modern mathematical science and physical engineering as it is understood today took form during the scientific revolution, though much of the mathematics and science was built on the work of the Greeks, Egyptians, Mesopotamians, Chinese, Indians and Muslims. See the main articles History of science and History of technology for these respective topics.

Universities with HST programs

Australasia

Australia

  • The University of Sydney offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the History and Philosophy of Science, run by the Unit for the History and Philosophy of Science, within the Science Faculty. Undergraduate coursework can be completed as part of either a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Undergraduate study can be furthered by completing an additional Honours year. For postgraduate study, the Unit offers both coursework and research based degrees. The two course-work based postgraduate degrees are the Graduate Certificate in Science (HPS) and the Graduate Diploma in Science (HPS). The two research based postgraduate degrees are a Master of Science (MSc) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). [1]

Europe

United Kingdom

  • University College London has an undergraduate programme in History and Philosophy of Science in the Department of Science and Technology Studies, offering three BSc degrees. A taught MSc programme is offered through the London Centre for History of Science, Medicine and Technology. An MPhil/PhD research degree is offered, too.[2] UCL also contains The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine which runs a postgraduate programme.[3]
  • University of Oxford has a one-year graduate course in 'History of Science: Instruments, Museums, Science, Technology' associated with the Museum of the History of Science.[4]
  • University of Leeds has both undergraduate and graduate programmes in History and Philosophy of Science in the Department of Philosophy.[5]
  • University of Manchester offers undergraduate modules and postgraduate study in History of Science, Technology and Medicine and is sponsored by the Wellcome Trust.[6]
  • University of Bristol has a masters and PhD program in the Philosophy and History of Science.[7]
  • University of Cambridge has an undergraduate course and a large masters and PhD program in the History and Philosophy of Science (including the History of Medicine).[8]
  • University of Durham, UK, has several undergraduate History of Science modules in the Philosophy department, as well as Masters and PhD programs in the discipline.[9]
  • London Centre for the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology - this Centre was formed in 1987 and runs a taught MSc programme, jointly taught by Imperial College London, University College London, and the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL.[10]

France

Israel

Other countries

Americas

Canada

United States

Academic study of the history of science as an independent discipline was launched by George Sarton at Harvard with his book Introduction to the History of Science (1927) and the Isis journal (founded in 1912). Sarton exemplified the early 20th century view of the history of science as the history of great men and great ideas. He shared with many of his contemporaries a Whiggish belief in history as a record of the advances and delays in the march of progress. The history of science was not a recognized subfield of American history in this period, and most of the work was carried out by interested scientists and physicians rather than professional historians.[22] With the work of I. Bernard Cohen at Harvard, the history of science became an established subdiscipline of history after 1945.[23]

  • Brown University has a program in Science and Technology Studies[24] and the History of Mathematics.[25] (This program is in the process of being phased out. There are no longer any full-time faculty, and no new students are being admitted to the program.)
  • California Institute of Technology offers courses in the History and Philosophy of Science to fulfill its core humanities requirements.
  • Case Western Reserve University has an undergraduate interdisciplinary program in the History and Philosophy of Science [26] and a graduate program in the History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine (STEM).[27]
  • Cornell University offers a variety of courses within the Science and Technology course. One notable course is called Science and Technology History, taught currently by Professor Peter Dear, which centers upon the development of Science and Technology History from the Newtonian era up to the Einsteinian revolution. This class is one of the longest running classes at Cornell University and is offered by the College of Arts and Sciences and caters to students who want to learn more about the development of modern science.[28]
  • Georgia Institute of Technology has an undergraduate and graduate program in the History of Technology and Society.[29]
  • Harvard has a large undergraduate and graduate program in History of Science, and is one of the largest departments currently in the world.[30]
  • Indiana University offers undergraduate courses and a masters and PhD program in the History and Philosophy of Science.[31]
  • Johns Hopkins University has an undergraduate and graduate program in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology.[32]
  • University of Kings College has a degree program in History of Science and Technology
  • Lehigh University offers an undergraduate level STS concentration (founded in 1972) and a graduate program with emphasis on the history of industrial America.[33]
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology has a Science, Technology, and Society program which includes HST.[34]
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology has a Science, Technology, and Society program which includes the History of Science and Technology[35]
  • Oregon State University offers a Masters and Ph.D. in History of Science through its Department of History.[36]
  • Princeton University has a program in the History of Science.[37]
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has a Science and Technology Studies department
  • Stanford has a History and Philosophy of Science and Technology program.[38]
  • Stevens Institute of Technology has an undergraduate and graduate program in the History of Science.
  • University of California, Berkeley offers a graduate degree in HST through its History program, and maintains a separate sub-department for the field.[39]
  • University of California, Los Angeles has a relatively large group History of Science and Medicine faculty and graduate students within its History department, and also offers an undergraduate minor in the History of Science.[40]
  • University of Florida has a Graduate Program in 'History of Science, Technology, and Medicine' at the University of Florida provides undergraduate and graduate degrees.[41]
  • University of Minnesota has a Ph.D. program in History of Science, Technology, and Medicine as well as undergraduate courses in these fields.[42]
  • University of Oklahoma has an undergraduate minor and a graduate degree program in History of Science.[43]
  • University of Pennsylvania has a program in history and sociology of Science.[44]
  • University of Puget Sound has a Science, Technology, and Society program which includes the history of science and technology.[45]
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison has one of the largest programs in History of Science, Medicine and Technology, with particular strength in medical history, history of biology, history of science and religion, and environmental history. This program was the first to exist as an independent academic department. It offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees as well as an undergraduate major.[46]
  • Wesleyan University has a Science in Society program.[47]
  • Yale University has a program in the History of Science and Medicine.[48]

Prominent historians of the field

See also the list of George Sarton medalists.

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Journals and periodicals

See also

Professional societies

References

  1. ^ The University of Sydney. "History and Philosophy of Science". Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  2. ^ University College London. "Science and Technology Studies". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  3. ^ University College London. "The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  4. ^ University of Oxford. "History of Science: Instruments, Museums, Science, Technology". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  5. ^ University of Leeds. "History & Philosophy of Science". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  6. ^ University of Manchester. "History of Science, Technology and Medicine". Retrieved December 12, 2007.
  7. ^ University of Bristol. "Department of Philosophy". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  8. ^ University of Cambridge. "History and Philosophy of Science". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  9. ^ University of Durham. "Department of Philosophy". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  10. ^ London Centre for the History of Science, Medicine and Technology. "History of Science, Medicine and Technology".
  11. ^ Tel Aviv University. "History and Philosophy of Science". Retrieved December 4, 2009.
  12. ^ Bar Ilan University. "History and Philosophy of Science". Retrieved December 4, 2009.
  13. ^ Utrecht University. "History and Philosophy of Science". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  14. ^ Utrecht University. "Historical and Comparative Studies of the Sciences and Humanities". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  15. ^ University of Bern. "History and Philosophy of Science". Retrieved December 21, 2006.
  16. ^ Linköping University. "Tema Teknik och social förändring". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  17. ^ Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. "Centre d'Història de la Ciència". Retrieved April 10, 2008.
  18. ^ Berlin Technical University. "Philosophy, Theory of Science, and History of Science and Technology". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  19. ^ Université de Liège. "CHST". Retrieved january 3, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  20. ^ University of Toronto. "History and Philosophy of Science and Technology". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  21. ^ University of King's College. "History of Science & Technology". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  22. ^ Nathan Reingold, "History of Science Today, 1. Uniformity as Hidden Diversity: History of Science in the United States, 1920-1940," British Journal for the History of Science 1986 19(3): 243-262
  23. ^ Joseph W. Dauben et al., "Seven Decades of History of Science," ISIS: Journal of the History of Science in Society March 2009, Vol. 100 Issue 1, pp 4-35
  24. ^ Brown University. "Committee of Science and Technology Studies".
  25. ^ Brown University. "History of Mathematics at Brown". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  26. ^ Case Western Reserve University. "History and Philosophy of Science". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  27. ^ Case Western Reserve University. "History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  28. ^ Cornell University. "Science and Technology Studies". Retrieved May 16, 2006.
  29. ^ Georgia Institute of Technology. "School of History, Technology, and Society". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  30. ^ Harvard University. "Department of the History of Science". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  31. ^ Indiana University. "Department of History and Philosophy of Science". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  32. ^ Johns Hopkins University. "History of Science, Medicine, and Technology". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  33. ^ Lehigh University. "The Science, Technology, and Society Program". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  34. ^ Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Program in Science, Technology, and Society". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  35. ^ New Jersey Institute of Technology. "Program in Science, Technology, and Society". Retrieved February 28, 2007.
  36. ^ Oregon State University. "Graduate Programs". Retrieved May 15, 2007.
  37. ^ Princeton University. "Program in History of Science". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  38. ^ Stanford University. "History and Philosophy of Science and Technology". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  39. ^ University of California, Berkeley. "History of science and technology". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  40. ^ University of California, Los Angeles. "History of Science Program". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  41. ^ University of Florida. "Department of History". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  42. ^ University of Minnesota. "History of Science, Technology, and Medicine". Retrieved April 21, 2009.
  43. ^ University of Oklahoma. "Department of the History of Science". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  44. ^ University of Pennsylvania. "History & Sociology of Science". Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  45. ^ University of Puget Sound. "Science, Technology, & Society". Retrieved September 13, 2008.
  46. ^ University of Wisconsin–Madison. "History of Science". Retrieved June 24, 2008.
  47. ^ Wesleyan University. "Science in Society program". Retrieved April 29, 2009.
  48. ^ Yale University. "History of Science and Medicine". Retrieved July 30, 2006.

Bibliography

Historiography of science

  • H. Floris Cohen, The Scientific Revolution: A Historiographical Inquiry, University of Chicago Press 1994 - Discussion on the origins of modern science has been going on for more than two hundred years. Cohen provides an excellent overview.
  • Ernst Mayr, The Growth of Biological Thought, Belknap Press 1985
  • Michel Serres,(ed.), A History of Scientific Thought, Blackwell Publishers 1995
  • Companion to Science in the Twentieth Century, John Krige (Editor), Dominique Pestre (Editor), Taylor & Francis 2003, 941pp
  • The Cambridge History of Science, Cambridge University Press
    • Volume 4, Eighteenth-Century Science, 2003
    • Volume 5, The Modern Physical and Mathematical Sciences, 2002

History of science as a discipline

  • J. A. Bennett, 'Museums and the Establishment of the History of Science at Oxford and Cambridge', British Journal for the History of Science 30, 1997, 29–46
  • Dietrich von Engelhardt, Historisches Bewußtsein in der Naturwissenschaft : von der Aufklärung bis zum Positivismus, Freiburg [u.a.] : Alber, 1979
  • A.-K. Mayer, 'Setting up a Discipline: Conflicting Agendas of the Cambridge History of Science Committee, 1936–1950.' Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, 31, 2000

External links

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