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International Union Of History And Philosophy Of Science
The International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology is one of the members of the International Science Council (ISC). It was founded in 1955 by merging the International Union of History of Science (IUHS) and the International Union of Philosophy of Science (IUPS), and consists of two divisions, the Division of History of Science and Technology (DHST) and the Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology (DLMPST). Structure and governance The IUHPST does not have its own membership structure and governance, but is an umbrella organisation for its two Divisions, DHST and DLMPST. It is governed by the officers of the two Divisions in a rotational system where the Presidency of the Union rotates between the Presidents of the two Divisions. The current IUHPST President is Marcos Cueto (President of DHST), the current IUHPST Vice President is Valentin Goranko (President of DLMPST), the current IUHPST Secretary General is Liesbeth De Mol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Nongovernmental Organization
An international non-governmental organization (INGO) is an organization which is independent of government involvement and extends the concept of a non-governmental organization (NGO) to an international scope. INGOs can admit members affiliated to government authorities as long as it does not interfere with their freedom to express themselves. INGOs operate under the principles of neutrality, humanity, impartiality, and independence. Around the world, there are about 75,000 International organization, international organizations and about 42,000 of them are active. NGOs are independent of governments and can be seen as two types: ''advocacy NGOs'', which aim to influence governments with a specific goal, and ''operational NGOs'', which provide services. Examples of NGO mandates are environmental preservation, human rights defender, human rights promotions or the women's empowerment, advancement of women. NGOs are typically not-for-profit, but receive funding from companies or me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashot Grigoryan
Ashot or Ashod () is an Armenian given name. Notable persons with the name include: Kings of the Bagratuni dynasty * Ashot Msaker (Ashot the Carnivorous) (died 826), Armenian prince *Ashot I of Armenia (Ashot the Great, 820–890), ruled 885–890 * Ashot II Yerkat (Ashot the Iron, died 929), ruled 914–929 *Ashot II Bagratuni, 7th-century Armenian monarch * Ashot III Bagratuni (690–762), Armenian nobleman of the Bagratuni dynasty * Ashot III Voghormats (Ashot the Merciful, died 977), ruled 953–977 * Ashot IV Qadj (Ashot the Brave), ruled 1021–1039/1040 Kings of Tao-Klarjeti * Ashot I of Iberia (Ashot I Kuropalates, died 830), King of Tao-Klarjeti * Ashot II of Tao Kuropalates, King of Tao-Klarjeti 937–954 * Ashot the Immature (''Kukhi''), Eristavt Eristavi (died 918), King of Tao-Klarjeti * Ashot the Swift (died 939), Georgian prince * Ashot the Beautiful (died 867), Georgian prince Kings of Vaspurakan * Ashot-Sahak of Vaspurakan (died 991) * Derenik-Ashot of Vaspuraka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Rentetzi
Maria Rentetzi is a Professor of History of science and technology, History of Science and Technology and holds the Chair for Science, Technology and Gender Studies at University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. Early life and education Born in Kavala, Greece, Rentetzi was trained as a physicist at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, received her MA in History of Science and Technology from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), and a PhD in Science and Technology Studies from Virginia Tech.' Centaurus: An International Journal of the History of Science and Its Cultural Aspects Career Rentetzi was previously a tenured professor at NTUA, a Lise Meitner Fellow of the Austrian Science Fund, a Silverman Professor at Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv University's Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas, a guest professor at Technical University of Berlin, TU Berlin, and is currently a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michela Malpangotto
Michela Malpangotto is an Italian historian of science, specializing in the history of astronomy leading up to the Copernican Revolution, and its associated mathematics (especially spherical geometry and trigonometry). She is a director of research for the French National Centre for Scientific Research, affiliated with the Centre Jean Pépin at the École normale supérieure (Paris). Education and career Malpangotto originally studied mathematics and the history of mathematics at the University of Genoa, earning a laurea there in 2002 under the supervision of Antonio Carlo Garibaldi. She completed a Ph.D. in the history of science at the University of Bari in 2006, with the dissertation ''Regiomontano e il rinnovamento del sapere matematico e astronomico nel Quattrocento'' directed by Carlo Maccagni. She joined the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in 2007, earned a habilitation through the Paris Observatory in 2016, and became a director of research in 2018. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasok Chang
Hasok Chang (; born March 26, 1967) is a South Korea-born American historian and philosopher of science currently serving as the Hans Rausing Professor at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge and a board member of the Philosophy of Science Association. He previously served as president of the British Society for the History of Science from 2012 to 2014. His areas of interest include the history and philosophy of chemistry and physics, the philosophy of scientific practice, measurement in quantum mechanics, realism, scientific evidence, pluralism and pragmatism. Early life and education Chang was born in Seoul in 1967 to Korean civil servant (later politician) Che-Shik Chang and teacher Woo Sook Choi. Chang is the younger brother of economist Ha-Joon Chang and cousin of economist and Korea University professor Hasung Jang. He is married to psychotherapist Gretchen Siglar. Chang studied at Northfield Mount Hermon School, Massac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcos Cueto
Marcos may refer to: People with the given name ''Marcos'' *Marcos (given name) *Marcos family Sports ;Surnamed * Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century) * Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer * Nélson Marcos, Portuguese footballer * Randa Markos, Iraqi-Canadian female mixed martial artist ;Nicknamed simply as ''Marcos'' * Marcos Pereira Martins (born 1943), Brazilian football winger * Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis (born 1973), Brazilian football goalkeeper * Marcos Joaquim dos Santos (born 1975), Brazilian footballer * Marcos de Paula (born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Marcos Alonso Peña (born 1959), Spanish footballer ;Named * Marcos Ambrose, Australian racing driver currently competing in ''NASCAR'' * Marcos Baghdatis, Cypriot tennis player * Marcos Bristow, Indian badminton player * Marcos Hernández (swimmer), Cuban freestyle swimmer * Marcos Pizzelli, Brazilian-Armenian footballer * Marcos García Barreno, Spanish footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Dun
Liu Dun ( 190s – 220s), courtesy name Ziren, was an official serving under the warlord Sun Quan during the late Eastern Han dynasty and early Three Kingdoms period of China, an expert at divination who was secretive in his arts. Life Liu Dun's ancestral home was Pingyuan (平原). During the chaos of the end of the Han dynasty, he fled across the Yangzi to Luling (廬陵) where he was invited to the staff of its administrator Sun Fu, cousin and general to the warlord Sun Quan. Liu Dun was skilled in divination with an expertise in astrology, he became famed in the south for it, predicting floods, droughts and uprisings. Sun Fu was impressed by Liu Dun's predictions, using him to help find the hiding places of local rebels and appointed him as his Military Advisor (軍師 ''junshi''), while among the army itself he became popularly known by the nickname ''Shenming'' (神明 "Divine Brilliance"). Liu Dun later served under Sun Quan directly. In 204, Sun Quan was at Yuzhang, ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Numbers
Ronald Leslie Numbers (June 3, 1942 – July 24, 2023) was an American historian of science. He was awarded the 2008 George Sarton Medal by the History of Science Society for "a lifetime of exceptional scholarly achievement by a distinguished scholar". Biography Ronald Leslie Numbers was the son of a fundamentalist Seventh-day Adventist preacher, and was raised in the Seventh-day Adventist religion and schools well into college. Regarding religious beliefs, he described himself as agnostic, and has written, "I no longer believe in creationism of any kind".See introduction to Ronald Number's book (page xvi): ''The Creationists''. See alsProphetess of Health Reappears an interview of Numbers by Alita Byrd of ''Spectrum''. AnInside the Mind of a Creationist: Ron Numbers & Paul Nelson in discussion He became a leading scholar in the history of science and religion and an authority on the history of creationism and creation science. Numbers was educated at Southern Missionary College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Fox (historian)
Dr. Robert Fox (born 7 October 1938) MA, DPhil, FSA FRHistS is a leading British authority on the history of science. He is interested in the history of sciences and technology in Europe from the 18th century onwards. He has published extensively. His book ''The Savant and the State'' examines science, culture and politics in France between 1814 and 1914, while ''Science without Frontiers'' examines developments from the late nineteenth-century until the Second World War. In 2015, Fox received the George Sarton Medal, the premier award of the international History of Science Society (HSS). He was recognized as a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by France's Ministry of Culture in 2006. Education Robert Fox attended the Imperial College of Science and Technology at the University of London from 1957 to 1958, followed by Oriel College, Oxford. He received a BA ( Oxon) in Physics in 1961, an MA (Oxon) in 1965, and a D.Phil. (Oxon) from the Faculty of Modern Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
