History of science
The Civil War’s iron age
May 2, 2012
MIT historian David Mindell revisits the human experience on board one of history’s most famous warships.
Historian of science Charles Weiner dies at 80
February 1, 2012
Longtime faculty member was a pre-eminent analyst of the political, social and ethical dimensions of contemporary science.
Hippie days
June 27, 2011
How a handful of countercultural scientists changed the course of physics in the 1970s and helped open up the frontier of quantum information.
Also labeled: Books and authors, Encryption, Faculty, Physics, Quantum computing, Technology and society
Wind, war and weathermen
June 7, 2011
How a Swedish bon vivant let MIT introduce modern meteorology to America — just in time to help the Allies win World War II.
A difference maker
February 16, 2011
Vannevar Bush PhD ’16, a unique figure in American history, transformed his country’s scientific establishment during its wartime hour of need.
Also labeled: MIT150, Timeline, Electrical engineering and electronics, Faculty, History, History of MIT, Technology and society, War
3 Questions: Evelyn Fox Keller on the nature-nurture debates
November 30, 2010
In a new book, prominent historian of science dismisses the ‘unanswerable’ question of whether heredity or the environment matter more in human development.
Galileo revisited: How ribbons roll
September 8, 2010
In a twist on a classic experiment, MIT researchers discover how flexible cylinders behave when rolling down a slope.
Their infinite wisdom
December 14, 2009
An MIT historian of science uncovers the saga of the Russian scholars whose mysticism helped them redefine the concept of infinity
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