Our virtual Lunchtime Lecture Series features discussions on the history of science, technology, and medicine. We invite historians and speakers from the sciences, arts, and humanities to examine intriguing topics followed by a Q&A.
Lunchtime Lectures take a rigorous and entertaining approach to topics of interest to scholars and anyone curious about the history of science. The talks help expand perceptions of the nature of science and how it’s done.
The Lunchtime Lecture Series is a project of the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry at the Science History Institute. For more information please contact lunchtimelectures@sciencehistory.org.
Upcoming Events
Feb
21
Subhadra Das will discuss the work of the little-known Victorian scientist who coined the term “eugenics.”
Recent Lunchtime Lectures
Many of our recent lectures have been recorded and are available on YouTube. Click on the titles for more information.
Deirdre Cooper Owens
Why the History of Medicine Matters in Birthing Justice
Bono Shih
Critiquing Engineering Practice from Archimedes to Modern Technological Progress
Carolyn Cobbold
A Rainbow Palate: How Chemical Dyes Changed the West’s Relationship with Food
Armel Cornu
Mineral Water in the French Enlightenment: A Popular Remedy and Chemical Mystery
Antonella Sannino
Looking for Hermetic and ‘Angevin’ Manuscripts at the Institute
Ainissa Ramirez
The Alchemy of Us: How Technology Shaped Society
Meagan S. Allen
Roger Bacon, Medieval Alchemy, and the Prolongation of Life
Michelle DiMeo
Lady Ranelagh: The Incomparable Life of Robert Boyle’s Sister
Jeffrey Orens
The Soul of Genius: How the 1911 Solvay Conference Changed the Course of Science