John William Servos (b. 1951) is an American professor and historian of science. His research centers on the historical development of science as a discourse and in the form of institutions and on how science has situated itself historically in the culture at large.
Servos is the Anson D. Morse Professor of History at
Amherst College
Amherst College ( ) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zepha ...
, a
, and past President (2002–2003) of the
History of Science Society
The History of Science Society (HSS), founded in 1924, is the primary professional society for the academic study of the history of science. The society has over 3,000 members worldwide. It publishes the quarterly journal ''Isis'' and the yearly ...
.
His book, ''Physical Chemistry from Ostwald to Pauling'', received the History of Science Society's
Pfizer Award for best book in the history of science in 1991.
He received his B.A. from
Columbia College, Columbia University
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in 1972, his and his Ph.D. from The
Johns Hopkins University
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in 1979.
Selected works
Articles
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Books
* Servos, John W.
''Physical chemistry from Ostwald to Pauling : the making of a science in America'' Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1990.
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* Crossley, Pamela Kyle; Lees, Lynn Hollen; Servos, John W., ''Global society : the world since 1900'', Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
References
American historians of science
1951 births
Living people
Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
21st-century American historians
21st-century American male writers
Columbia College (New York) alumni
American male non-fiction writers
Johns Hopkins University alumni
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