HSCI 1815 || Intro to History of Science: 1700 to the Present
Schedule 2005
Sept 7 Heroes Heroes
  • Fara, from Newton: The Making of a Genius
    • Sept. 14 2: Christiaan Eijkman & Beriberi Studying Cases
  • Allchin, "Of Rice and Men". Document reading by Monday 9/12
  • Copy of popular historical account and evaluation forms [3815] DUE
    		• IDEAS
    Sept. 21 3: Lavoisier & elements The "Chemical Revolution"
  • Lavoisier, selections
  • First project DUE: Be prepared to share in class.
    • Sept. 28 4: Darwin & evolution The Darwinian Revolution
  • Darwin, selections -- notebooks, Origin of Species, Descent of Man
    • Oct. 5 5: Einstein & relativity Relativity & the Revolution in Physics
  • Einstein, selections
    • Oct. 12 6: Samuel Geroge Mrton & Craniology Error: Craniology
  • Gould, from The Mismeasure of Man
    		• METHODS
    Oct. 19 7: Francis Galton Statistics
  • Edgeworth, "Methods of Statistics"
    • Oct. 26 Controlled Experiment
    Snow, "On the Modes of Communication of Cholera"
    Nov. 2 Instruments
  • Gallison & Assmus, "Artifical Clouds, Real Particles"
    		• INSTITUTIONS
    Nov. 9 Funding Science: The Committee on Uranium
  • Rhodes, "Neutrons" from The Making of the Atomic Bomb
  • Simulation statements DUE MON. 11/7.
    • Nov. 16 11: Rachel Carson & Silent Spring Science & Public Policy: Pesticides
  • Carson, Silent Spring (selections), Time review
  • Simulation statements DUE MON. 11/14.
    • [ Thanksgiving ]==============================================
    Nov. 30 Scientific Communication: Continents Adrift
  • Gohau, "Continental Drift" & individual reading [summary DUE 11/23
    		• RETROSPECTIVE
    Dec. 7 13: Timelines Timelines
  • Burke, "The Road from Alexandria"
    • Dec. 14 Whose History of Science?
  • Shapin, "The Invisible Technician"
  • Self-evaluations DUE.
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    Instructor: Douglas Allchin: allchin@pclink.com || 651.603.8805