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RecruitmentDepartment of History of Science, Technology and Medicine, Peking University May 2024The history of science, technology, and medicine bridges the liberal arts and science, the past and the present. Indeed, the integration of humanistic spirit into our investigation of the world is indispensable for understanding science itself. Since our establishment in 2018, the Department of Histo...
Seminar to Reflect the Scientific Data Held at Peking UniversityAcademic seminar "Science and Diplomacy: A History of Scientific Data Flows" was held at the Peking University Overseas Exchange Center, on March 25-26, 2024, bringing together scholars in the history of science diplomacy from various research institutions in China and the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, and it aime...
From November 3rd to 5th, the Beijing Forum (2023) on “Reshaping the Dialogue: Histories of Science, Technology and Medicine and the Contemporary World”, hosted by the Department of History of Science Technology and Medicine，Peking University, was successfully held in the second conference room of the Yingjie Exchange Centre of Peking University. During the three-day conference, more than 20...
摘要：This lecture will examine the historical and epistemological foundations of theoretical physics, with a particular focus on the contributions of Helmholtz and Planck. Helmholtz's work in 1847 integrated the impossibility of perpetual motion (I.P.M.) with Newtonian mechanics, deriving the Principle of Conservation of Energy (P.C.E.) and distinguishing potential and kinetic energy. He estab...
Recently, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China and the National Postdoctoral Management Committee officially issued the 'Notice on the Approval of the Establishment of 510 Postdoctoral Research Stations in Philosophy and Other Disciplines at Northeast Normal University' (MOHRSS Letter [2023] No. 108). Among these, Peking University's application ...
摘要：Currently, various disciplines are studying human behavior from an evolutionary perspective, such as human behavioral science, evolutionary psychology, and evolutionary anthropology. Each discipline has its unique history, conceptual foundations, and specialized journals. Charles Darwin provided the theoretical basis for the study of human behavior's evolution in 1859. However, it wasn't ...
题目：Preview | The Sphere. A Computational-History Approach to Track Processes of Transformation of Scientific Knowledge in Early Modern Europe摘要：The seminar will discuss processes of transformation of scientific knowledge that took place during the Renaissance in Europe. In particular, the discussion will focus on astronomy and the subjects that were being taught in European universities. ...
摘要：Oppenheimer came from a privileged background and displayed exceptional intellect. During his studies in Europe, he coincided with the emergence of quantum mechanics. Upon returning to California, he brought back the latest physics theories to the United States. During World War II, a series of events led him to successfully lead the development of the atomic bomb, earning him great fame....
Reshaping the Dialogue: Histories of Science, Technology and Medicine and the Contemporary WorldA Sub-forum of Beijing ForumPeking University, November 3rd-5th, 2023Hosted and Sponsored by Department of History of Science, Technology and Medicine, Peking UniversityAlthough our world is recuperating from the Covid-19 pandemic, it is facing various political and economic uncertainties. This is a ...
主讲人：Alberto Bardi 清华大学科学史系助理教授 主持人：Daniele Macuglia 北京大学科学技术与医学史系助理教授 时 间： 2023年5月12日 15:10-17:00 地 点：静园一院201 演讲摘要：The humanist Celio Calcagnini (1479-1541), an Italian contemporary of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), wrote around 1518 a discussion about the motion of the Earth, Quod caelum stet, terra moveatur vel de perenni motu terr...
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