Award and Prize organized by ESHS

The Gustav Neuenschwander Prize of the European Society for the History of Science

The Gustav Neuenschwander Prize is the principal prize of the European Society for the History of Science (ESHS) awarded for outstanding life-long achievements and major contributions to the discipline of the history of science.  It was created by Professor Erwin Neuenschwander in 2011 in memory of his father Gustav Neuenschwander.

The Prize, which currently amounts to 10,000 (ten thousand) Euros is presented biennially at the ESHS Conference during the General Assembly. It consists of a financial reward, a diploma, and the right to deliver a plenary lecture at the Conference. Any member of the ESHS is entitled to nominate a candidate.

• The Gustav Neuenschwander Prize will be awarded for the first time at the 5th International ESHS Conference Athens in 2012.

• Nominations should be submitted, in accordance with the procedures outlined in the statutes, by 1 February 2012. They should be sent in writing to the secretary of the ESHS, Professor Maria-Rosa Massa-Esteve, either by regular mail or e-mail.

Contact:  Departament de Matemàtica Aplicada

ETSEIB-UPC

Avda. Diagonal 647, 08028 Barcelona, Spain

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• The nominations must be accompanied by a detailed report on the candidate's work, a short CV of the candidate and a list of the main publications relevant to the nomination.
• Regulations of the Neuenschwander Prize: Download ESHS Neuenschwander Prize [update 05-02-2011]
• Please download the "Procedure for the Proposal of Candidate" [update 25-11-2011]
  

PHYSICS, ASTRONOMY AND ENGINEERING

XXXII Congress of The Italian Society of the Historians of Physics and Astronomy (SISFA)

27-29 Septembre 2012, Roma Italy

Research Centre For Theory and History of Science (RCTHS), Faculty of Engineering, University of Roma La Sapienza.

Venue: Faculty of Engineering, University of Roma "La Sapienza", Italy

http://www.rcths.eu

International Plenary Speakers

• Marco Ceccarelli (University of Cassino, Italy)
• Jean Dhombres (Centre Alexandre Koyré/CNRS/EHESS, France)
• Peter Heering (University of Flensburg, Germany)
• Radim Kocandrle (University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic)
• Walter Noll (Carnegie Mellon University, United States of America)

For any kind of information: Congress secretary and contacts

• Anna Lukesova (Czech Republic): This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Danilo Capecchi (Italy): This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Raffaele Pisano (France/Czech Republic):  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Physics and Philosophy of Kirchhoff’s Theory of Diffraction (on the 130th Anniversary of Kirchhoff’s Paper)

Date: 29th May 2012
Venue: Durham University Institute of Advanced Study - in the Seminar Room, Cosin's Hall, Palace Green, Durham, DH1 3RL
Organiser: Dr Peter Vickers (Durham, Philosophy)

SYNOPSIS
Scientists have long debated the peculiar nature of Kirchhoff’s theory of diffraction, and in particular how it could be so successful despite being both internally inconsistent, and false in certain very significant respects. Just recently, philosophers of science have introduced this case study to their own community as a potentially serious problem for contemporary scientific realist positions (e.g. see here). In this workshop scientists and philosophers are brought together for the first time to share viewpoints, and debate what lessons can be drawn from Kirchhoff’s theory for our contemporary understanding of how science works.
A full list of papers and abstracts is available at: http://www.dur.ac.uk/evaluating.realism/kirchhoff.htm

Info: Dr Matthew D Eddy

Durham University, Department of Philosophy, 50/51 Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HN, United Kingdom

Notes and Records Essay Award

The Notes and Records Essay Award is open to researchers in the history of science who have completed a postgraduate degree within the last five years. The unpublished essay, based on original research, should relate to aspects of the history of science covered by the journal.

The award includes a cash prize of £500 (600 Euros). The deadline for submission of an essay is 31st January 2012.

More details at http://rsnr.royalsocietypublishing.org/site/misc/essayaward.xhtml

24th International Congress of History of Science, Technology and Medicine

In 2013, the Congress will take place in Manchester, the chief city of Northwest England, and the original "shock city" of the Industrial Revolution. Congress facilities will be provided by The University of Manchester, with tours and displays on local scientific, technological and medical heritage co-ordinated by members of the University's Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine. Suggestions of things to see and do in and around Manchester are available here.

The Call for Symposia (themed sessions) is now open.

The deadline is Monday 30 April 2012. There will be a separate call for individual paper proposals in May 2012.

Info website here.

International Conference for the History of Science in Science Education

The 9^th International Conference for the History of Science in Science Education will take place in Flensburg, Germany in 2012, from July 30^th to August 3^rd. Tentative plans are to open the conference on Monday morning and to close in the early afternoon on Friday. The theme of the conference is

“Enabling Scientific Understanding through Historical Instruments and Experiments in

Formal and Non-Formal Learning Environments.”

Website info: http://ichsse.ipcd.de/

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