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Monumentalized or Marginalized, Writings about Technology in Chinese History: A Database
Technological issues and practical know-how are recurring themes in the premodern Chinese written tradition, addressed in various literary genres for
Empires of Useful Knowledge: Colonial Patent Systems in the Atlantic World (1750–1930)
A global history of knowledge in the age of empire requires attention be paid not just to the role of technology as a driver of colonial expansion but
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This project makes three main contributions. First, it advances a new analytical framework that helps unpack the historical diversity of knowledge pro
“Nuclear Classroom on Wheels” as a Diplomatic Gift: The IAEA’s Mobile Radioisotope Laboratories
A myriad of material devices, both large and small, crossed continents and formed the backbones of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s technical
Chromatic Variations: Early Modern Practices of Color
This project investigated the development and transmission of color-altering technologies in the early modern Atlantic world, working with B
German Expatriate Practitioners of Natural History in 19th-century East Asia
In the nineteenth century, the Asia Pacific experienced extensive and systematic cataloging of their fauna and flora. The aim of my visit is to co-org
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While the workshop limits its geographical scope to Asia Pacific, it raises historiographical issues relevant to the broader historical community. Fir
Computer-aided Approaches to the Study of 14th-19th Century Japanese Buddhist World Maps
Circulation of spatial concepts and geographical knowledge between and within cartographical traditions is one of the main issues in the history of ca
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