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
Category: Scientia Canadensis
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)
CFP: Special issue of Scientia Canadensis on Military Technology
Call for Papers Special issue of Scientia Canadensis on Military Technology The twentieth century witnessed an unprecedented expansion of scientific research and technological development geared towards military ends. Chemists made their mark on warfare through the creation of poison gas and high explosives; engineers designed and improved tanks, submarines, and jet aircraft; and physicists produced … Continue reading CFP: Special issue of Scientia Canadensis on Military Technology
Scientia Canadensis v. 43 n. 1
The latest number of Scientia Canadensis (43, no. 1) is now available on Erudit. Articles include: Jennifer J. Connor, "An Author’s Delusion in Victorian Canada: Richard Maurice Bucke and Transnational Publishing of Popular Science." J. T. H. Connor, "Bibliographic Ghostbusting: The Evanescent Life and Spirited Times of the Canadian Journal of Homoeopathy (1856-57)." Raphaël Pelletier, … Continue reading Scientia Canadensis v. 43 n. 1
Publication Notice: Jennifer Connor on Richard Maurice Bucke
Jennifer Connor's article on the publishing travails of renowned Canadian physician Richard Maurice Bucke is now available at https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/scientia/2021-v43-n1-scientia05889/1075824ar/. "An Author's Delusion in Victorian Canada" examines Bucke's experience in the transnational world of scientific publishing in the late nineteenth century. This publication marks the second time that Scientia has published an article in advance of … Continue reading Publication Notice: Jennifer Connor on Richard Maurice Bucke
Scientia Canadensis v.40 n.1
The latest number of Scientia Canadensis (40, 1) is now available -- a special issue on environment and technology co-edited by Daniel Macfarlane and William Knight. Contributors include Daniel Macfarlane and Andrew Watson; Blair Stein; Shannon Stunden Bower; and Jennifer Hubbard. David Theodore contributed a book-review essay and we have our regular roster of … Continue reading Scientia Canadensis v.40 n.1
Call for Applications – Editor-in-Chief, Scientia Canadensis
Deadline: until filled. The Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association / Association pour l’histoire de la science et de la technologie seeks applicants for the position of Editor-in-Chief of the journal Scientia Canadensis. This is a volunteer position and the term is for five years. Scope of the Journal: Scientia Canadensis, CSTHA/AHSTC’s official journal, aims … Continue reading Call for Applications – Editor-in-Chief, Scientia Canadensis
2017 Jarrell Prize / Prix Jarrell
With pleasure, we announce that Catherine Carstairs' article, “The Environmental Critique of Water Fluoridation,” published in Volume 38, Number 1 (2015) of Scientia Canadensis has been awarded the Jarrell Prize for best article published between 2015 and 2017. The Jarrell Prize was created in honour of Dr. Richard Jarrell — a founding member of the … Continue reading 2017 Jarrell Prize / Prix Jarrell
Scientia Canadensis v.39, n.1
On the eve of our biannual conference, we're please to announce the publication of volume 39, number 1 of Scientia Canadensis available now on Erudit. This issue contains articles on scientific instruments in the 19th and 20th centuries, botanical photography, and the history of the IHPST. You may download the entire issue as one … Continue reading Scientia Canadensis v.39, n.1
Scientia Canadensis v.38, n.2
Dear colleagues, We are happy to inform you that Vol 38, No.2 of Scientia Candensis was issued in December 2016 and is now available on the Erudit platform. The issue is composed of four articles, one research note and thirteen book reviews. Articles Erich Weidenhammer, “August Kirschmann and the Material Culture of Colour in Toronto’s … Continue reading Scientia Canadensis v.38, n.2