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SUMMARY:The discipline called 'The history and philosophy of science' is o
 ver a century old. 'The history and philosophy of [structural] engineering
 ' is still an infant. - Dr Bill Addis 
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CONTACT:Lorna Everett
DESCRIPTION:Many of the world’s best universities\, including Cambridge\
 , have departments of History and Philosophy of Science. Generally speakin
 g\, the history and philosophy of science deals with the history of ideas\
 , especially scientific method and the nature of scientific knowledge – 
 its epistemology.\n\nThe History of Technology deals with more practical t
 hemes such as extracting raw materials and manufacturing all types of arte
 facts\, including jewellery\, weapons\, textiles\,  using se aspects of . 
 There have been many excellent books written on both subjects for over a c
 entury.\n\nThe history of structures and structural engineering is general
 ly covered under the broader headings of bridges and building technologies
  and\, in the case of concrete and reinforced concrete\, within the genera
 l heading of materials. Structural engineering is only ever addressed indi
 rectly in the History and Philosophy of Science when it coincides with the
  history of mathematics (especially geometry and statics) or some branches
  of physics (especially strength of materials).\n\nNeither of these two ma
 jor disciplines addresses the history of ideas associated with structures 
 and structural engineering\, in particular\, the ideas and knowledge assoc
 iated with designing structures.\n\nDr Addis will outline his ideas on the
  history and philosophy (especially the epistemology) of structural engine
 ering and the nature of design as an activity whose role in engineering is
  analogous to scientific method in the history and philosophy of science.\
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LOCATION:Cambridge University Engineering Department\, LR5
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