Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

Department I

Epistemic History of Architecture

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The project reconstructs the intellectual bases that were used to solve the technical and logistical problems related to differentiated building practices.

Department III

Knowledge in the Making

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This project (2005-2011) has traced the value of writing and drawing in the complex and abstract cultures of modern science and scholarship. The website will not be updated any more.

Max Planck Society

History of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft

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The five-year-research program of the MPG President's commission aimed to research the contribution of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft and its scientists to the National Socialism. This website will not be updated anymore.

Research Network

History of Scientific Objects

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Microscopic Slides

Wandering Seminar on Scientific Objects

The research network (2005-2010) aimed to draw attention to scientific objects, an essential part of the material culture of modern sciences. This website is not updated anymore.