A New Timeline from Archives of IT
Archives of IT offers a new timeline of the industry that has flourished since the invention of the stored program digital computer – see https://archivesit.org.uk/contributions/timeline/ Lees meer…
[Job] PhD student/ Research Assistant, “The role of the IAEA in standardizing and regulating the use of nuclear energy in the Global South” (Erlangen-Nürnberg; Deadline 30 June 2021))
We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student who will be willing to explore the historical role of the IAEA in standardizing and regulating the use of nuclear energy in the Global South. The successful candidate is also expected to pay attention to the legal framework of radiation protection that the IAEA shaped and introduced in developing countries throughout the post WWII period. We are especially interested in those who could explore IAEA’s role in the development of nuclear law. Regions of interest are Africa and Latin America. Lees meer…
[Job] Fully-granted PhD position : The Accademia del Cimento and Print Culture: A polycentric printing network (Deadline: 28 June 2021)
TACITROOTS invites applications for a fully-granted PhD position in a 3-years Historical Studies programme (https://www.unimi.it/en/ugov/pl/cdsi20200000r18of1) at the Department of Historical Studies of the University of Milan, Italy (Università degli Studi di Milano). The PhD position will be focused on the analysis of the nexus between the Accademia del Cimento and book production by analyzing the editions issued in the orbit of this first European scientific academy. Lees meer…
Visualizing the Unknown ontvangt NWO Open Competitie-subsidie
NWO kent een subsidie uit de Open Competitie toe aan het project Visualizing the Unknown in 17th-century Science and Society. In dit project reconstrueren onderzoekers van het Huygens ING, Max Planck Instituut en Rijksmuseum Boerhaave hoe zeventiende-eeuwse microscopisten hun baanbrekende ontdekkingen visueel vastlegden en deelden. Zoals de ‘spiky blob’-afbeelding van het corona-virus demonstreert, liep de visuele representatie ver voor op het vaststellen van de wetenschappelijke feiten.