John Servos
- Columbia University (BA)
- Johns Hopkins University (PhD)
- Amherst College
John William Servos (b. 1951[1]) 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.[2]
Servos is the Anson D. Morse Professor of History at Amherst College, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and past President (2002–2003) of the History of Science Society.[3]
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.[3]
He received his B.A. from Columbia College, Columbia University in 1972, his and his Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University in 1979.[3]
Selected works
Articles
- Servos, John W. (1976). "The Knowledge Corporation: A. A. Noyes and Chemistry at Cal-Tech, 1915–1930". Ambix. 23 (3): 175–186. doi:10.1179/amb.1976.23.3.175.
- —— (1983). "To Explore the Borderland: The Foundation of the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington". Historical Studies in the Physical Sciences. 14 (1): 147–185. doi:10.2307/27757528. JSTOR 27757528.
- —— (1984). "The Intellectual Basis of Specialization". Chemistry and Modern Society. ACS Symposium Series. Vol. 228. pp. 1–19. doi:10.1021/bk-1984-0228.ch001. ISBN 9780841207950.
- —— (1985). "History of Chemistry". Osiris. 1: 132–146. doi:10.1086/368642. S2CID 143902505.
- —— (1986). "Mathematics and the Physical Sciences in America, 1880-1930". Isis. 77 (4): 611–629. doi:10.1086/354268. S2CID 144163945.
- —— (1994). "Changing Partners: The Mellon Institute, Private Industry, and the Federal Patron". Technology and Culture. 35 (2): 221–257. doi:10.2307/3106301. JSTOR 3106301. S2CID 111527532.
- —— (1996). "Engineers, Businessmen, and the Academy: The Beginnings of Sponsored Research at the University of Michigan". Technology and Culture. 37 (4): 721–762. doi:10.2307/3107096. JSTOR 3107096. S2CID 113119790.
Books
- Servos, John W., Physical chemistry from Ostwald to Pauling : the making of a science in America, Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1990.[4] ISBN 0-691-08566-8
- Crossley, Pamela Kyle; Lees, Lynn Hollen; Servos, John W., Global society : the world since 1900, Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2004. ISBN 0-618-01850-6
References
- ^ Library of Congress catalog page for John W. Servos
- ^ "John Servos". Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Servos, John W. – Amherst College". Amherst College. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ^ Friedel, Robert (10 May 1991). "Review of Physical Chemistry from Ostwald to Pauling: The Making of a Science in America by John W. Servos". Science. 252 (5007): 863–864. doi:10.1126/science.252.5007.863. PMID 17744266. S2CID 38252208. p. 864
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