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Department of History and Philosophy of Science

 

Seminars and reading groups

This term's programme of HPS research seminars and reading groups.

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Jim Bennett (1947–2023)

November 2023

Jim Bennett, pre-eminent historian of scientific instruments and former Curator of the Whipple Museum, has died at the age of 76.

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50th anniversary celebration

July 2023

An event marking the 50th anniversary of the Department was held on 13–14 July 2023.

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On the origins of Cambridge HPS: A 50th anniversary reflection

August 2022

The Department of History and Philosophy of Science was established 50 years ago, on 1 August 1972, but the story of Cambridge HPS begins in the 1930s.

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