CFP: International Conference on the History of Physics, Cambridge, 2014
International
Conference on the History of Physics 2014
Trinity
College, Cambridge, 4-5 September 2014
Conference
website: http://historyofphysics2014.iopconfs.org/183640
Organised
by the Institute of Physics (History of Physics Group), in collaboration with
the EPS History of Physics group.
The
conference will inaugurate a new international series, bringing together professional
historians of science, practicing physicists, science museum staff, lecturers,
teachers and others with interests in any aspects and periods of physics
history
Abstracts
can be submitted via the conference home page or here:
Programme
It is
envisaged that the programme will consist of 8 invited lectures of duration 35
minutes and 15 contributed lectures of 20 minutes. In addition there will be a
poster session and a one-hour debate on contemporary issues concerning the
presentation of science and its history in museums.
Invited
speakers currently include Paolo Brenni, Jed Buchwald, Hasok Chang, Isobel
Falconer, John Heilbon, Heinz Krenn, Iwam Morus and Friederich Steinle. The
titles of their presentations will be posted at a later date.
The
participants in the museums debate will be Ian Blatchford and Ken Arnold with
Jim Bennett in the chair.
Contributed
presentations will be selected from abstracts submitted before the deadline of
1st February 2014. Notification of acceptance as either an oral or poster
presentation will be made by 1st March 2014.
On the
first day of the conference (Thursday 4th September) the sessions will start at
9:15 am and end at 5:40 pm. On the second day (Friday 5th September) they will
start at 9:00 am and finish at 5:20 pm.
A
reception is planned for the evening of Wednesday 3rd September and a formal
dinner for Thursday 4th September. Further information will be posted as it
becomes available at http://historyofphysics2014.iopconfs.org/183640
Key
dates
•
Abstract submission deadline: 1 February 2014
• Early
registration deadline: 1 June 2014
•
Accommodation booking deadline: 1 August 2014
•
Registration deadline: 15 August 2014