The ‘Please don’t touch’ museum at CHF
The museum at the Chemical Heritage Foundation, First Fridays, and some anecdotes.
Posted by Anke on 07/01 at 02:04 PM
PACHSmörgåsbord
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Refracting Galileo, Again
Some of the most frequently asked questions about developing programs for this new center are about holding events for the public. What is the audience? What do they want? How can we reach (and build) that audience for history of science? Last week’s event at the Franklin Institute went a long way toward providing a few answers.
Posted by Babak Ashrafi on 06/26 at 09:33 AM
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Things that make you go “aaaahh!”
A song of praise on Universal Design and ergonomics.
Posted by Anke on 06/24 at 11:26 AM
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Of cans and worms
Insights into the recent CHF conference on the historiography of chemistry.
Posted by Anke on 06/17 at 01:45 PM
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Nineteen eighty-four
Thoughts about the 25th anniversary of the first liver transplant in the Delaware Valley.
Posted by Anke on 06/10 at 02:09 PM
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
I could not help but wonder…
Musings about the natire of blogging and the historiography of science (with coffee and chocolate).
Posted by Anke on 05/27 at 08:34 AM
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
New and Shiny Chemical Perspectives
Introducing a new blogger from the Chemical Heritage Foundation.
Posted by Anke on 05/26 at 10:25 AM
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
CFP: Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Medicine
Announcing the 7th Annual Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Medicine, to be held the weekend of October 9-10, 2009, and hosted by the Department of the History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Posted by Babak Ashrafi on 04/15 at 11:07 AM
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Penn’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Many of our fellows use resources at Penn. The Penn Gazette, which is their alumni magazine, has a nice introduction to their Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Posted by Babak Ashrafi on 04/07 at 11:08 AM