News and Notes
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New Collection on Veterinary Science at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
July 31, 2014
In 2012, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania purchased the papers of veterinarian George F. Parry and his family. George F.
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June 6, 2014
The Center has had a very eventful year. In the last year:
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Chymical Medicine, Corpuscularism, and Controversy: A Study of Daniel Sennert’s Works and Letters
June 3, 2014
Joel Klein, Indiana University
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The Fruit of Their Labors: Exploring William Hamilton’s Greenhouse Complex and the Rise of American Botany in Early Federal Philadelphia
June 3, 2014
Sarah Chesney, College of William and Mary
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Public Science, Patronage, and Free Education: The Wagner Free Institute of Science in Philadelphia 1855-1900
June 3, 2014
Matthew White, University of Florida
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Wyncote Foundation Award
May 27, 2014
We are very pleased to announce that the Wyncote Foundation, based in Philadelphia, PA, has awarded a three year grant to the Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science.
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Christopher Jones publishes book with Harvard University Press
May 1, 2014
Congratulations to Christopher Jones (2008-2009 Research Fellow), who published his first book,
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Always, the car of tomorrow
April 3, 2014
Electric cars have a rich history in America. What is their future? Here is a report by Julia Mansfield, one of our Dissertation Writing Fellows, about a recent event at the Center.
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Congratulations to Emily Handlin
April 2, 2014
Emily Handlin (2013-2014 Research Fellow) will be a 2014-2015 Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Dissertation Fellow in American Art. She looks forward to completing her dissertation in May 2015.
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CfP - Spinoffs of Mobility: Technology, Risk & Innovation
April 1, 2014
The International Association for the History of Transport, Traffic and Mobility (T2M) invites proposals for papers to be presented at the 12th International Conference on the History of Transport,