Addendum to early history of the Association for Symbolic Logic

1963 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 279-279
Author(s):  
C. J. Ducasse ◽  
Haskell B. Curry
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Science ◽  
Early History ◽  
Symbolic Logic ◽  
History Of ◽  
Science Association

Since publication of our account of the early history of the Association for Symbolic Logic in the September 1962 issue of its Journal, the fact has been called to our attention that — because much of the correspondence at that time is no longer available and we had therefore to depend on our memory — we failed to mention an important item of that early history.This was a letter from Professor Paul Weiss to the Editor of Philosophy of Science, which appeared in the April, 1934, issue of that periodical. This letter, entitled “A Home for Logic,” called attention to the fact that papers on logic were scattered in heterogeneous periodicals, and suggested that the Philosophy of Science Association take under its wing the establishment of a Logical Association.

History of science at University College London: 1919–47

1997 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
WILLIAM A. SMEATON
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Science ◽  
History Of Science ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
Early History ◽  
British Society ◽  
University College ◽  
History Of ◽  
University College London

In the Annual Report of University College London (UCL) for 1946–47 it is stated that ‘the Department of History and Philosophy of Science played a leading part in the formation of the British Society for the History of Science’ and that four members or former members of the department were serving on its Council, one of them as the founder president. A brief account of the early history of the department may therefore be of interest to members of the Society.

scholarly journals International scientific associations of the History of Science and Technology: formation and development (part III)

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-122
Author(s):  
A. Lytvynko
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Science ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
International Federation ◽  
Human Sciences ◽  
International Council ◽  
Learned Societies ◽  
European Philosophy ◽  
History Of ◽  
Science Association

The activity of international organizations on the history and philosophy of science and technology is a remarkable phenomenon in the world scientific and sociocultural sphere. Such centers influence and contribute to the scientific communication of scientists from different countries and the comprehensive development of numerous aspects of the history and phylosiphy of science and technology, carry out scientific congresses. That is why the analysis of the acquired experience and the obtained results of these groups are important. The history of the formation and development, task, structure, background and directions of the activities of some international organizations in the field of history and philosophy of science and technology, including The European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA), The International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS), The International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP) and The International council for philosophy and human sciences (ICPHS) have been shown. The European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) was established in 2007 to promote and advance the investigations and teaching the philosophy of science in Europe. EPSA edits the European Journal for Philosophy of Science (EJPS), which publishes articles in all areas of philosophy of science. The International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS) promotes serious, scholarly research on the history of the philosophy of science and gathers scholars who share an interest in promoting research on the history of the philosophy of science and related topics in the history of the natural and social sciences, logic, philosophy and mathematics. The scholarly journal HOPOS is published by University of Chicago Press. The International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP) is the highest nongovernmental world organization for philosophy, whose members-societies represent every country where there is significant academic philosophy. It was established in Amsterdam in 1948. FISP’s first seat was located at the the Sorbonne in Paris. FISP includes approximately one hundred members. It does not include individual members, but only «societies» in a broad sense, that is, philosophical institutions of different kinds, such as associations, societies, institutes, centres and academies at national, regional and international levels. The International council for philosophy and human sciences (ICPHS) is a non-governmental organisation within UNESCO, which federates hundreds of different learned societies in the field of philosophy, human sciences and related subjects. It was conceived as the intermediary between UNESCO on one hand, and learned societies and national academies on the other. Its aim was to extend UNESCO's action in the domain of humanistic studies.

Early history of the Association for Symbolic Logic

1962 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Ducasse ◽  
Haskell B. Curry
Keyword(s):  
Rhode Island ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Early History ◽  
Symbolic Logic ◽  
Initial Event ◽  
Philosophy Department ◽  
Brown University ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

The initial event, in the series which led to the establishing of the Journal of Symbolic Logic and of the Association for Symbolic Logic, was a conversation early in 1934 between C. J. Ducasse and C. A. Baylis at Brown University in room 112, Rhode Island Hall. Ducasse, in the Graduate School at Harvard in 1911, had had work in Symbolic logic with Josiah Royce, and had become much impressed with the potential importance of the subject. Baylis, years before at the University of Washington, had been the outstanding student in the logic course Ducasse was conducting there, and eventually joined Ducasse on the staff of the Philosophy Department at Brown.

Some early history of replica techniques for electron microscopy

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 1076-1077
Author(s):  
Robert M. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Early History ◽  
Bulk Materials ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Reflected Light ◽  
History Of ◽  
Electron Microscopes

By 1940, a half dozen or so commercial or home-built transmission electron microscopes were in use for studies of the ultrastructure of matter. These operated at 30-60 kV and most pioneering microscopists were preoccupied with their search for electron transparent substrates to support dispersions of particulates or bacteria for TEM examination and did not contemplate studies of bulk materials. Metallurgist H. Mahl and other physical scientists, accustomed to examining etched, deformed or machined specimens by reflected light in the optical microscope, were also highly motivated to capitalize on the superior resolution of the electron microscope. Mahl originated several methods of preparing thin oxide or lacquer impressions of surfaces that were transparent in his 50 kV TEM. The utility of replication was recognized immediately and many variations on the theme, including two-step negative-positive replicas, soon appeared. Intense development of replica techniques slowed after 1955 but important advances still occur. The availability of 100 kV instruments, advent of thin film methods for metals and ceramics and microtoming of thin sections for biological specimens largely eliminated any need to resort to replicas.

The early history of tuberous sclerosis

1979 ◽  
Vol 115 (11) ◽  
pp. 1317-1319 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Tuberous Sclerosis ◽  
Early History ◽  
History Of
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