Steven Shapin
Steven Shapin (born 1943) is an American historian and sociologist of science. He is the Franklin L. Ford Research Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University. He is considered one of the earliest scholars on the sociology of scientific knowledge, and is credited with creating new approaches. He has won many awards, including the 2014 George Sarton Medal of the History of Science Society for career contributions to the field.
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Born | 1943 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Education | Reed College (B.A., 1966) University of Wisconsin (M.A., 1967) University of Pennsylvania (PhD, 1971) |
Known for | Research on the history and sociology of science |
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Institutions | University of Edinburgh University of California, San Diego Harvard University |
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