CALL FOR PAPERS, POSTERS AND SESSIONS43rd Scientific Instrument Symposium,16–20 September 2024 Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation Ottawa, Canada https://sic2024.ca/ Precision Reconsidered: Scientific Instruments, Culture and Access Concepts of precision permeate the field of scientific instruments. Historians, curators and other scholars in the humanities have studied the rich and diverse material culture associated … Continue reading CFP: 43rd Scientific Instrument Symposium, 16–20 September 2024
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CSTHA AGM Notice and News
La version française suit. Dear CSTHA members, The Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association executives invite you to mark your calendar for the 2024 CSTHA Annual General Meeting to be held on: Thursday March 7th, 2024 from 1:00-3:00 pm EST The executive will report on activities over the past year. Members will also be asked … Continue reading CSTHA AGM Notice and News
Black and African Canadian Scientific and Technological Innovations Fellowship
Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation invites applications for our Black and African Canadian Scientific Technological Innovations Fellowship in partnership with the Black Canadian Studies Association. This fellowship was made possible by founding donor, Dr. Gervan Fearon and Dr. Kathy Moscou, with support from the Ingenium Foundation. This position is for a maximum of four months … Continue reading Black and African Canadian Scientific and Technological Innovations Fellowship
William Knight on Discovering Botanical-Entomological Models, University of Guelph, Nov. 21
Rural History Roundtable The Rural History Roundtable is a speaker series that has been in operation since 2002. It hosts scholars of international repute and provides a venue for graduate students to present their latest research. It is drawing into its fold undergraduates, graduates, post-docs, faculty, archivists, alumni, and other members of the public. Please … Continue reading William Knight on Discovering Botanical-Entomological Models, University of Guelph, Nov. 21
Eric Mills on HMS Challenger in Halifax: Viewing an Icon After 150 Years, Nov. 3, 2023
HMS Challenger in Halifax Viewing an Icon After 150 Years Eric L. Mills Friday November 3, 2023 | 7:30 pm The Biennial CSTHA Keynote Address The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic | 1675 Lower Water St, Halifax On May 9, 1873, the re-purposed Royal Navy corvette HMS Challenger steamed into Halifax harbour for a 10-day … Continue reading Eric Mills on HMS Challenger in Halifax: Viewing an Icon After 150 Years, Nov. 3, 2023
CSTHA Best Thesis Prize / prix de la meilleure thèse
CSTHA Best Thesis Prize Project / Projet pour un « prix de la meilleure thèse » de l’AHSTC Proposal: The CSTHA Best Thesis Prize recognizes a doctoral thesis that makes an original contribution to the history of science, technology, or medicine in Canada. The prize will be awarded every two years and carries an … Continue reading CSTHA Best Thesis Prize / prix de la meilleure thèse
CFP: 2023 CSTHA Conference, Nov. 3-5 2023
Call for Papers: Exploring the Human and Non-Human in Science, Technology, and Medicine Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Hybrid Conference 3-5 November 2023 Deadline for proposals: 14 July 2023 We invite scholars and researchers to submit proposals for the Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association’s (CSTHA) biennial conference on the theme … Continue reading CFP: 2023 CSTHA Conference, Nov. 3-5 2023
Limited Term Appointment at University of King’s College
Limited Term Appointment History of Science and Technology Program Application Deadline: June 8, 2023 Established in 1789, the University of King's College is Canada's oldest chartered university and is associated with Dalhousie University. A small and extraordinarily lively academic community located in Halifax (Kjipuktuk), Nova Scotia, King's is known nationally and internationally for its highly … Continue reading Limited Term Appointment at University of King’s College
Scientia Canadensis v. 44, no. 1 (Photography: Science, Technology and Practice)
The latest number of Scientia Canadensis (44, no. 1), a special issue on the history of photography, is now available on Erudit. Articles include: John Osborne, "'Coils of Sunshine': Charles Smeaton’s Magnesium-Wire Photography in the Catacombs of Rome, 1866-1867" Kate Addleman-Frankel, "At the Cutting Edge of Halftone Printing: William Augustus Leggo and George … Continue reading Scientia Canadensis v. 44, no. 1 (Photography: Science, Technology and Practice)
Appel à contributions : les institutions scientifiques au Québec
Les institutions scientifiques au Québec Dirigé par Mahdi Khelfaoui (UQTR) et Raphaël Pelletier (UQAM), ce numéro spécial de Scientia Canadensis a pour objectif de contribuer à l’avancement des connaissances sur l’histoire des sciences, de la technologie et de la médecine au Québec à partir de leurs lieux de production. La production et la diffusion des … Continue reading Appel à contributions : les institutions scientifiques au Québec