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.

Steven Shapin
Shapin in 2008
Born1943
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationReed College (B.A., 1966)
University of Wisconsin (M.A., 1967)
University of Pennsylvania (PhD, 1971)
Known forResearch on the history and sociology of science
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Edinburgh
University of California, San Diego
Harvard University
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