
Its latest issue presents a dossier about standards and standardization in the History of Contemporary Science.
“En vez de ver la investigación digital como una alternativa inferior a la investigación histórica tradicional — algo para hacer ‘mientras tanto’— debemos verla como una oportunidad para explorar nuevos tipos de proyectos.” Stuart McCook, profesor de historia en la Universidad de Guelph, presenta algunas colecciones digitales sobre temas que van desde la historia del cultivo del cafe y de la cana de azúcar hasta la biodiversidad a nivel mundial.
The Division of History of Science and Technology of the International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology invites submissions for the sixth DHST Dissertation Prize. Submissions must be on the history of science, technology, or medicine and can be in any language. Deadline: close 1 October 2020.
The Technical University of Darmstadt, near Frankfurt, Germany, announces a two-year post-doctoral position, beginning 1 October 2020. The successful candidate will become a member of a larger project called “A Global History of Technology, 1850–2000”. The project investigates the history of material culture and artifacts in various parts of the world from 1850 to 2000.