Media Relations
Friday,
August 6,
2004
History and Philosophy of Science Department
In the December 2011 issue of the Indiana Magazine of History, historian James Capshew offers the early life story of Indiana University's beloved president and chancellor Herman B Wells. Relying on research for his forthcoming 2012 biography, "Herman B Wells: The Promise of the American University," Capshew looks at Wells' childhood and early college career.
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The Chymistry of Isaac Newton project at Indiana University Bloomington has released digital editions of 30 previously unedited manuscripts written around 300 years ago by the great British scientist Sir Isaac Newton, the founder of modern physics.
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Three faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University have been selected as fellows at the National Humanities Center for the 2011-12 academic year. They are among 32 leading scholars from 21 colleges and universities who were chosen to spend the year working on research projects at the center in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Aside from Duke University and the University of North Carolina, IU is the only university with more than one fellow.
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England's Menagerie Theatre Company will perform its production of the Craig Baxter play "Let Newton Be!," bringing to life the complex and controversial character and iconic figure of Sir Isaac Newton, at Indiana University Bloomington on April 17.
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Recipients of the Indiana University Outstanding Junior Faculty Award this year are Joshua Brown (Psychological and Brain Sciences), Michael Foster (Folklore and Ethnomusicology), Ilana Gershon (Communication and Culture), Amit Hagar (History and Philosophy of Science), and Eden Medina (Informatics and Computing).
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Sir Isaac Newton, an icon of scientific revelation, led a secret life as a scholar of the mysterious art of alchemy. For the last six years, William Newman has been exploring that hidden life and bringing it to light. Newman is Distinguished Professor of history and philosophy of science in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington.
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