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SUMMARY:Preserving scientific heritage: collaborating with scientists - Ly
 dia Wilson (Department of History and Philosophy of Science)
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CONTACT:Leon Rocha
DESCRIPTION:The challenges facing the preservation of very recent scientif
 ic heritage are legion. The sheer amount of material which modern science 
 produces\, the size of it (often very very big\, or very very small)\, the
  \noften blackboxed and highly perishable nature of equipment and specimen
 s all pose problems in storage\, conservation and display. Selection of wh
 at to preserve varies as a result of the many different aims of preservati
 on\, ranging from teaching in both science and history\, presentation in m
 useums\, research and so on. This session brings together different partic
 ipants involved in achieving these varied aims\, including scientists\, te
 chnicians\, \nhistorians and museum professionals. Any viewpoint is welcom
 e in brainstorming solutions to the challenges of preservation and display
  of the achievements of modern science.\n\n*Lydia Wilson* is the postdocto
 ral fellow on the \nScientific Heritage project in the Department of Histo
 ry and Philosophy of Science\, a fellow at ARTIS Center for Conflict Studi
 es\, and co-editor of the _Cambridge Literary Review_. She has been a jour
 nalist\, writing for publications from _Time_ magazine to the _Times Liter
 ary Supplement_.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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