Office for History of Science and Technology

Physicists in the Postwar Political Arena: Comparative Perspectives

A Conference at the University of California, Berkeley

The Lipman Room, 8 th Floor, Barrows Hall

22-25 January, 1998

A striking phenomenon of the post-WWII era has been the emergence of scientists, notably physicists, as key political actors in the public arena. Because of the national framework for many political processes, scholarly study has often operated with country-specific frames of reference. The conference, to be held at the University of California at Berkeley, on 22-25 January 1998, will bring together an international group of scholars to undertake an historical comparison of the public roles of physicists in a wide range of political systems. Please go to Conference Memo for more information.

Schedule: The conference will open with a reception and a first panel on Thursday afternoon, 22 January. Three panels will be held on Friday, 23 January, with two panels and a final roundtable on Saturday, 24 January. Although no panels are scheduled for Sunday, 25 January, many participants will be staying over until Sunday morning. A detailed schedule is available.

A message for University of California system graduate students.

Further information will be also posted on this website as it becomes available, or may be obtained by contacting:

Professor Cathryn Carson
Office for History of Science and Technology
543 Stephens Hall
University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-2350

phone: 510-642-4581; fax 510-643-5321
email: clcarson@socrates.berkeley.edu

Organizing committee:

Jim Williams
Peter Westwick
Ethan Pollock
David Hollinger
Cathryn Carson

Sponsor: Institute for Global Conflict and Cooperation, University of California

Co-sponsors:

UC Office of the President
Office for History of Science and Technology
Department of History
Townsend Center for the Humanities
Center for German and European Studies
Center for Western European Studies
Center for Slavic and Eastern European Studies
Center for Chinese Studies
Center for Japanese Studies
Consulate of France

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				Physicists in the Postwar Political Arena: Comparative Perspectives A Conference at the University of California, Berkeley The Lipman Room, 8 th Floor, Barrows Hall 22-25 January, 1998 A striking phenomenon of the post-WWII era has been the emergence of scientists, notably physicists, as key political actors in the public arena. Because of the national framework for many political processes, scholarly study has often operated with country-specific frames of reference. The conference, to be held at the University of California at Berkeley, on 22-25 January 1998, will bring together an international group of scholars to undertake an historical comparison of the public roles of physicists in a wide range of political systems. Please go to Conference Memo for more information. Schedule: The conference will open with a reception and a first panel on Thursday afternoon, 22 January. Three panels will be held on Friday, 23 January, with two panels and a final roundtable on Saturday, 24 January. Although no panels are scheduled for Sunday, 25 January, many participants will be staying over until Sunday morning. A detailed schedule is available. A message for University of California system graduate students. Further information will be also posted on this website as it becomes available, or may be obtained by contacting: Professor Cathryn Carson Office for History of Science and Technology 543 Stephens Hall University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-2350 phone: 510-642-4581; fax 510-643-5321 email: clcarson@socrates.berkeley.edu Organizing committee: Jim Williams Peter Westwick Ethan Pollock David Hollinger Cathryn Carson Sponsor: Institute for Global Conflict and Cooperation, University of California Co-sponsors: UC Office of the President Office for History of Science and Technology Department of History Townsend Center for the Humanities Center for German and European Studies Center for Western European Studies Center for Slavic and Eastern European Studies Center for Chinese Studies Center for Japanese Studies Consulate of France
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