Congratulations to Christopher Jones, whose book Routes of Power: Energy and Modern America (Harvard, 2014) was recently awarded the Edelstein Prize by the Society for the History of Technology, given to an outstanding scholarly book published in the past three years. Jones's research for that book was partially supported with a 2008-2009 Dissertation Writing Fellowship. Jones is currently an Assistant Professor of History at Arizona State University.
The Linda Hall Library recently acquired 26 observation logs from David H. Levy, one of the most successful comet hunters in history, with 22 comets discovered, nine of them using his own backyard telescopes. The logs given to the Linda Hall Library date from 1956 when, at age eight, Levy accidentally saw a shooting star during the summer. He has kept an observation log ever since, totaling 18,000 sessions. Levy also donated an equal number of his personal journals which help explain the information contained within the observation logs. The remainder of Dr.
The American Philosophical Society recently acquired the papers of twentieth-century physicist and policy consultant Richard L. Garwin. Garwin was instrumental in the development of the hydrogen bomb and spent nearly fifty years addressing policy questions pertaining to its use, as well as the use of other advanced technologies, in addition to a continued and wide-ranging career in both basic and applied physical research.
Updates on the Consortium's fellows, events and members are available in the November 2015 Newsletter.
Congratulations to past Consortium fellow Donald Opitz, who secured NSF funding to support the conference “Gendering Science: Women and Men Producing Knowledge” in Prague, Czech Republic, June 5-8, 2015, abstract here.
The Consortium invites applications for fellowships in the history of science, technology and medicine, broadly construed. Fellows conduct research in the exceptional collections of the Consortium's member institutions. Opportunities include:
Wendy Gonaver, College of William and Mary
2015 to 2016 Research Fellow
Amanda Casper, University of Delaware
2014 to 2015 Dissertation Fellow
Abraham Gibson, Florida State University
2014 to 2015 Postdoctoral Fellow
Roberto Chauca Tapia, University of Florida
2014 to 2015 Dissertation Fellow
