Leeds Centre for the History and Philosophy of Science
@hpsleeds.bsky.social
Established in 1957 at the University of Leeds. We are a group of researchers exploring the development and meanings of science, technology and medicine.
A wonderful event! Professor Jon Topham’s @jontopham.bsky.social inaugural professorial lecture, introduced here by Greg Radick, doubling as keynote for the @bshsnews.bsky.social postgraduate conference. An exploration of how history of the book can make us see anew the science-religion relationship
April 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A wonderful event! Professor Jon Topham’s @jontopham.bsky.social inaugural professorial lecture, introduced here by Greg Radick, doubling as keynote for the @bshsnews.bsky.social postgraduate conference. An exploration of how history of the book can make us see anew the science-religion relationship
There was an explosion in provincial colleges focused on scientific and technical education in the 1870s. The Yorkshire College of Science (inaugurated in 1875) was one such institution, still going strong as the University of Leeds. (1/2)
February 20, 2025 at 7:39 AM
There was an explosion in provincial colleges focused on scientific and technical education in the 1870s. The Yorkshire College of Science (inaugurated in 1875) was one such institution, still going strong as the University of Leeds. (1/2)
Thanks to the generosity of the family of the late Professor Loh Shiu-Chang (Leeds PhD, 1957), a prototype of the first Chinese computer keyboard is now part of our Museum collections.
Read more here: hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2025/02/13/t...
#histsci #histtech #histSTM #Chinese #language #computer
Read more here: hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2025/02/13/t...
#histsci #histtech #histSTM #Chinese #language #computer
February 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Almost exactly 150 years ago...
On 25 Nov 1874, Professor William Walker, inaugural Professor of Textiles at the newly-established Yorkshire College of Science, delivered an opening lecture. He advocated a "varied and systematic" education, as reported in the Leeds Mercury on 26 Nov 1874.
#histsci
On 25 Nov 1874, Professor William Walker, inaugural Professor of Textiles at the newly-established Yorkshire College of Science, delivered an opening lecture. He advocated a "varied and systematic" education, as reported in the Leeds Mercury on 26 Nov 1874.
#histsci
November 27, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Almost exactly 150 years ago...
On 25 Nov 1874, Professor William Walker, inaugural Professor of Textiles at the newly-established Yorkshire College of Science, delivered an opening lecture. He advocated a "varied and systematic" education, as reported in the Leeds Mercury on 26 Nov 1874.
#histsci
On 25 Nov 1874, Professor William Walker, inaugural Professor of Textiles at the newly-established Yorkshire College of Science, delivered an opening lecture. He advocated a "varied and systematic" education, as reported in the Leeds Mercury on 26 Nov 1874.
#histsci
Greetings, new followers! We are the Centre for History & Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds. Keep your eyes peeled for our seminars and events (details here: hpsleeds.wordpress.com/events/) and whimsical content about science then and now! #histsci #skystorians #philsci #histSTM
October 21, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Greetings, new followers! We are the Centre for History & Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds. Keep your eyes peeled for our seminars and events (details here: hpsleeds.wordpress.com/events/) and whimsical content about science then and now! #histsci #skystorians #philsci #histSTM
Five years before it opened the Yorkshire College of Science was just a gleam in the eye of the Yorkshire Board of Education...
It was developed "to supply ... a complete course of instruction in science applicable to the industrial arts, especially ... engineering, manufactures, and agriculture."
It was developed "to supply ... a complete course of instruction in science applicable to the industrial arts, especially ... engineering, manufactures, and agriculture."
October 17, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Five years before it opened the Yorkshire College of Science was just a gleam in the eye of the Yorkshire Board of Education...
It was developed "to supply ... a complete course of instruction in science applicable to the industrial arts, especially ... engineering, manufactures, and agriculture."
It was developed "to supply ... a complete course of instruction in science applicable to the industrial arts, especially ... engineering, manufactures, and agriculture."
Franziska Kohlt's co-ed collection, Alice Through the Looking-Glass: A Companion - "an exemplar of everything that collaborative, transdisciplinary scholarship can offer" - now available for pre-order! Plenty of HPS-relevant stuff in it. @frankendodo.bsky.social @leedsprhs.bsky.social
June 4, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Franziska Kohlt's co-ed collection, Alice Through the Looking-Glass: A Companion - "an exemplar of everything that collaborative, transdisciplinary scholarship can offer" - now available for pre-order! Plenty of HPS-relevant stuff in it. @frankendodo.bsky.social @leedsprhs.bsky.social
All-round splendid Leeds HPS postdoc Franziska Kohlt, with Melvyn Bragg and Kiera Vaclavik of QMUL. They'll be talking about Alice in Wonderland on next Thursday's In Our Time. Listen live at 9am or any time thereafter on BBC Sounds. Can't wait! @leedsprhs.bsky.social, @frankendodo.bsky.social
February 7, 2024 at 8:36 PM
All-round splendid Leeds HPS postdoc Franziska Kohlt, with Melvyn Bragg and Kiera Vaclavik of QMUL. They'll be talking about Alice in Wonderland on next Thursday's In Our Time. Listen live at 9am or any time thereafter on BBC Sounds. Can't wait! @leedsprhs.bsky.social, @frankendodo.bsky.social