Charlotte Abney

“Watson’s 1968 book, amid other slights & sexist language directed at Franklin, implied the flash of insight was his. Popular accounts still routinely suggest Franklin missed the significance of the photo. She never had a chance to challenge Watson’s dismissive narrative; she died of cancer in 1958”

Paper by the Science History Institute’s Alistair Sponsel and King’s College London’s Brian Sutton uncovers the significance of Rosalind Franklin's previously captured Photo 49. Learn more about their research here: www.sciencehistory.org/about/news/n...

And if you do want to study the history of science, it’s also nonexistent Like…what? (My theory is that this person has either a partner or more likely a professional nemesis who got multiple campus visits in histsci)

This year’s undergrads will all have been born after the first episode of House aired, and most of them after the first episode of Bones aired

rare moths, rare earths, whatever

After last week’s run of 105*F days in Philly, I’m truly enjoying this morning in Scotland, the home of sweater weather. These are my ideal outdoor conditions (63*F and a gothic fog-mist situation).

Registration is now open for our summer symposium, “The Global History of Modern Science, 1400-1914” Join us at @sciencehistory.org in Philadelphia on August 6 & 7 to discuss how modern science has been shaped through global cultural exchange! www.sciencehistory.org/cainconference

🚨 The CHSTM is offering 13(!!) new dissertation completion fellowships! Each provides $15k for three months of research for PhD candidates at US schools. Residence at SHI is optional, but comes with a place in our research community also - we’d be delighted to welcome any fellows! More info here:

Calling all PhDs and ECRs who work on the history of material and visual culture of science - the Nuncius Essay Prize for 2026 is open for submissions until 31 August. Details here: brill.com/fileasset/do... #histSTM

🚨 There's an s today! 🚨 🐝

📝 Call for Papers: Fall Meeting of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry, 5-6 November 2026 at the Deutches Museum ⏰ Submissions due 31 May! www.ambix.org/shac-autumn-...

My work on the discovery of yttrium is finally out in the world! 😭

My work on the discovery of yttrium is finally out in the world! 😭

The APS is seeking applicants for a four-month fellowship this summer to research their garden and botanical collections! Applications due by April 19, fellow will ideally start in May. More info here:

So I’ve got this protein bar that since Sept has now been to Manchester, Luxembourg, London, New Orleans, LA, and twice to Chicago. I just took it to Stockholm, and yesterday brought it back home safely again

Älskade Stockholm! Världens allra bästa stad 💙

Fun fact: In Jurassic Park, Ian Malcolm’s famous anti-tech speech basically quotes More Work For Mother …then completely ignores half the point

This lunch includes all five of the main Dutch food groups: cheese, cucumber, geometry, boredom and sorrow, with most of the vitamin content provided by the soul-destroying view of endless flatness spilling off the far-flung horizon.

On the one hand, it sucks that my flights keep getting cancelled and I’m now stranded by this storm for at least two extra days now. I would much rather be at home. On the other hand, I guess I can think of worse places to be stuck right now

Thinking of buying this pack of science enthusiasm decals for the absurdist humor of being……almost there

Somewhat disorienting mix in my inbox this morning of being addressed as Professor by my students but as Ms. by various professors (despite my lengthy institutional email signature)

HSS Dissertation Travel Grant to support travel to sources for PhD students in history of science and technology working on their dissertation. Grants may be up to US$2,500. Grad students from any university are eligible Deadline Tuesday, March 31. hssonline.org/page/dissert... #HPS

Gary

Applications for 2026-27 fellowships at @sciencehistory.org are still open until Jan 15, with recommendations due Jan 31! ⏰📚 Could your research benefit from time in our archives, rare books, instruments, and other collections? Find info about our fellowships and our guide for applicants here!

It’s time to apply for fellowships at @scihistoryorg.bsky.social! ⏰ All apps are due January 15 ⏰ Rec letters for research fellowships are due January 31 (No rec letters for curatorial fellowships)

Imagine if you were a sports fan but every year your team won the championship and you knew exactly when it would happen. #9LC

By a fluke of funding, I’ll be attending my first AHA in a few weeks. Event specific advice welcome! Friends, let me know if you’ll be there! And if you’d like to perhaps get a coffee and learn more about SHI fellowships, collections, scholarly programs, and academic partnerships :)

Applications for 2026-27 fellowships at @sciencehistory.org are still open until Jan 15, with recommendations due Jan 31! ⏰📚 Could your research benefit from time in our archives, rare books, instruments, and other collections? Find info about our fellowships and our guide for applicants here!

We are also currently hiring a curatorial fellow to work with the papers of Rosalind Franklin and others in the History of Molecular Biology Collection! This is a 2-year staff position in the archive with a salary of $55k/year and full benefits: www.sciencehistory.org/research/fel...

For those with a scholarly interest in Franklin, Watson, and other pioneering researchers in molecular biology, @sciencehistory.org has just opened our new landmark collection of their papers, and applications for research fellowships are currently open: www.sciencehistory.org/hmbc

We are also currently hiring a curatorial fellow to work with the papers of Rosalind Franklin and others in the History of Molecular Biology Collection! This is a 2-year staff position in the archive with a salary of $55k/year and full benefits: www.sciencehistory.org/research/fel...

For those with a scholarly interest in Franklin, Watson, and other pioneering researchers in molecular biology, @sciencehistory.org has just opened our new landmark collection of their papers, and applications for research fellowships are currently open: www.sciencehistory.org/hmbc

REMINDER: AIP's grant-in-aid program for research in history of the physical sciences has an application deadline coming up on November 15. Awards are for up to $2,500, and we are able to offer up to $6,000 for oral histories with physicists in industry. www.aip.org/aip/awards/h...

Good morning Chicago

Absolutely delighted to announce that applications are now open for our 26-27 postdoc, dissertation, distinguished, and short-term fellowships at @sciencehistory.org! 📚 🎉 Details and application info on our website; questions welcome here! www.sciencehistory.org/about/news/a...

Good morning Luxembourg

The Science History Institute @sciencehistory.org is pleased to cohost the Fall 2025 meeting of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) October 16-17. Invited speakers will present papers for discussion on topics ranging from medieval medicine to modern climate science.

36 mo postdoc / research fellow position in Philosophy, History, and/or Social Studies of the Life Sciences in the STS dept. at Technical Universtiy of Munich, apps due Oct 31: #histphil #histsci #histSTM www.sts.sot.tum.de/en/sts/arbei...

Delighted to tell everyone that we’ve acquired and are swiftly making available a world class archival collection in the history of science!

Delighted to tell everyone that we’ve acquired and are swiftly making available a world class archival collection in the history of science!

2 tenure-track Asst or Assoc professor jobs in History/Anthropology of Science, Technology & Medicine at Carnegie Mellon U to begin in August 2026. Tech & social change or environmental & social impacts of STM; time period & geographic specialization open. #HPS #HistSTM #STS Deadline: Sep 15, 2025