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M. Norton Wise

Norton Wise is Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of History at UCLA. His work e...

Simon Werrett

Simon Werrett is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Univer...

Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften in Cooperation with the Max Delbrück Center

Max Planck Institute for the History of Science with the Max Delbrück Center

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Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften in Kooperation mit dem Max Delbrück Centrum

Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte zusammen mit dem MaxDelbrück-Centrum bei der Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften (9. Juni)

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Book Review: The Stuff our World is Made Of (In German)

Buchkritik: Der Stoff, aus dem unsere Welt gemacht ist

Heavenly Knowledge, World Empire

This project explores how the Mongols’ transcontinental rule (thirteenth–fourteenth centuries) shaped the practices, institutions and exchange of astr

Industrial Catalysis and its Impact on the Human-Earth-System in the Anthropocene

Most definitions of the Anthropocene connect the new geological era to the industrial use of fossil resources. However, in the twentieth century, crud

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Surface of a catalyst in ammonia synthesis | high pressure reactor | use of synthetic ammunition in World War I; Micro-, meso- and macroscopic scenes

Circulating Filth: Oeconomic Chemistry and Recycling, 1700–1830

My research focuses on the history of oeconomic chemistry and recycling in Western Europe, 1700–1830. The term "oeconomy" loosely referred to the prin

No 61 To mark the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), the Museo Galileo (Florence) is preparing an exhibition dedicated to a reconstruction of his library. The exhibition is curated by Carlo Vecce, a Leonardo scholar who pioneered research on Leonardo’s books, in collaboration with an international team of scholars.