July 2007 Newsletter, Vol. 36, No.3
2007 History of Science Guggenheim Winners
Out of the 189 artists, scholars and scientists chosen to receive the 2007 Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships, eight are working on projects with connections to the history of science. This issue we profile the projects of four of the eight; the remaining four will be profiled in the next issue of the Newsletter.
Warwick Anderson
Alan Burdick
Domenico Bertoloni Meli
Pamela O. Long
The British Society for the History of Science launched Viewpoint in February 2006 with Rebekah Higgitt as editor. In this interview, she discusses the origins and aims of the BSHS's outreach publication.
First HSS/NASA Fellowship Awarded
Arturo Russo recently received the first fellowship in the history of space science.
Russo's work will cover the history of planetary research in the European Space Agency.
In "Bovril by Electrocution," historian of science Iwan Rhys Morus discusses how electricity made sense to the Victorians and describes the mysterious food called Bovril
Bovril by Electrocution
History of Science auf Deutsch
Mitchell Ash on German-language societies in Europe.
Q&A
A View with a Point: Rebekah Higgitt
