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The Other Chemists’ War: The Uses, Dual Uses, and Abuses of Chemical Weapons in the Second World War
Alison’s dissertation highlights the long Second World War (1931–1945) as a transformative moment in the history of chemical weapons. Although the con
States, Knowledge, and Borders: Does Trust Make Science International?
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MehrAntonio Loprieno: We should sharpen our voice
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MehrEngendering Wildlife and Whiteness: Elephants, Ivory, and Zoos (1870s–1940s)
This project explores the history of keeping elephants in captivity in Eastern Europe with a focus on how the trajectories of colonial trades in zoo s
Crisis of Humankind and Scientific Truth: Reflection on Science at the Starnberg Max Planck Institute (1970–1980)
With the founding of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of the Scientific and Technical World in Starnberg in 1970, the Max Planck Society had cre
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Pandemic Perspectives
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MehrPolitics vs. Science: The Institutionalization of Astronomy in the Brazilian Empire (1824–1846)
The history of astronomy has recently been invigorated by approaches first used in social and cultural history. Historians of science have been sourci