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Notes from the Inside
Updates from Jay Malone, the Society's Executive Director. This issue – the digital shift in the Newsletter.
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Notes from the Inside
PhotoEssay
History by Numbers
The Smithsonian's Women
Teaching History of Science
Profile: York University
Marilyn B. Ogilvie Retires
Euler in Chicago
Latest News, In Memoriam, Member News, Jobs, Conferences, Grants
PhotoEssay: Making Things Invisible
What happens when a scientist is also a housewife in the first half of 20th-century Sweden? Staffan Bergwik discusses how Ebba Hult's marriage gave her an entré into science but also made her invisible.
Workspace: History by Numbers
Ron Numbers, historian of science, medicine, and religion, and winner of the 2008 Sarton Medal, discusses his work, gives a glimpse of a fascinating historical character, and tells of the difficulty in predicting the future.
The Smithsonian's Women in Science
The Smithsonian is offering a sample of images of scientific women in honor of International Women's Day 2009. Click on images below for a taste, or go to the Smithsonian for more.
Beyond Gray Boxes: Making History of Science Integral to the Teaching of K-12 Science
Greg Macklem and Erik Peterson respond to Michelle Klosterman's article on the difficulties of teaching history of science in the classroom. By getting historians to engage teachers and, indirectly, students via science content, the two write that a richer understanding of both subjects is possible.
Program Profile: York University
Looking for a graduate program in the history of science? Check out York University's program (along with links to half a dozen others).
University of Oklahoma's Marilyn B. Ogilvie Retires
The University of Oklahoma and alumni celebrate the career of Marilyn B. Ogilvie, curator of OU's history of science collection and historian of science.
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