History of Physical Sciences Highlights at the 2014 History of Science Society Conference

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Two of the panels I have proposed are included in this list that has been curated by Joseph D Martin, list-coordinator for H-Physical Sciences. My session is highlighted.

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As many of you have probably seen, the preliminary program for the upcoming History of Science Society meeting is now available online:

http://www.hssonline.org/Meeting/2013HSSMeeting/2013_Preliminary_Program.pdf

The program is a strong one for the history of the physical sciences. I've included a list of physical-science-themed sessions below (if I've overlooked any, let me know!) Since this is the first HSS meeting where the Physical Sciences Forum will meet as an established unit with a presence on the program, we hope that many of you will find time to attend the distinguished lecture by Peter Galison over the lunch hour on Friday. Please also note that the PSF business meeting early on Friday morning is open to all registrants and that the broader the cross-section of historians of the physical sciences who participate, the better the Forum can serve the needs of the community at future meetings.

Best,
Joe


THURSDAY,NOVEMBER 21, 2013
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Session T2: The Materiality of Words in Chemistry and Pharmacy


FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2013
7:30 – 8:45 a.m.

Physical Science Forum Business Meeting


FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2013
9:00 - 11: 45 a.m. (includes break from 10:00 to 10:15)

Session F6: Rethinking the Cold War Scientist: Advisers, Activists, and Archetypes from Sputnik to Star Wars
Session F13: Fields, Waves, and Particles: Debates in Modern Physics


FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22
12:00 - 1:15 p.m.

Physical Science Forum Distinguished Lecture: Peter Galison (Harvard University)


FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22
1:30  - 3:30 p.m.

Session F17: The Fifty-Year Anniversary of the Limited Test Ban Treaty: Origins and Legacies
Session F28: Exploring Space: Politics, Institutions, and Collaborations


FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22
3:45 - 5:45 p.m.

Session F37: Paleontology as an International Endeavour in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Session F40: Natural History and Natural Philosophy in the Eighteenth Century: Two Arts or One?


FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22
8:45 - 10:00 p.m

Workshop F4: The Past, Present, and Future of the Physical Sciences


SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23
9:00 - 11: 45 a.m.

Session Sa43: Chemists and Chemistry in the Nineteenth Century: A Session in Honor of Alan J. Rocke
Session Sa46: Interrogating the Cosmos with Mathematical Imaginings and Physical Intuitions, 1880-1965: Bridging Disciplinary and Cultural Practices


SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

 Session Sa61: Foundations at the Philosophical Turning-Points: Chronicling Conceptual Turns in Theories of Modern Physics
Session Sa67: Chymistry and Life in Early Modern Europe


SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23
3:45 – 5:45 p.m

Session Sa83: Epistemic Strategies in 20th Century Physics and Cosmology: Reshaping Spaces, Structures, and Styles


SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Session Su5: The Order of the Interdisciplinary: How the Materiality of Sociopolitics Shapes Interpretations and Representations in Physics

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