Science+and+Tech+Innovation

Scientific and Technological Innovation //**
 * // October History Forum //**
 * // Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 4:15 PM to 6:15 PM //**
 * // Gilder //****// Lehrman Center //****//, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT //**

The Teaching American History program, **// Democratic Vistas //**, invites all interested teachers to attend our October History Forum: “Scientific and Technological Innovation.” This forum will be held on Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at the Gilder Lehrman Center, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT.

Our guest is Professor Daniel Kevles. He is a Professor of History at Yale University. Professor Kevles received his BA from Princeton University (Physics) in 1960, training at Oxford University (European History) from 1960-61, and his PhD from Princeton (History) in 1964. His research interests include: the interplay of science and society past and present; the history of science in America; the history of modern physics; the history of modern biology, scientific fraud and misconduct; the history of intellectual property in living organisms; and the history of science, arms, and the state. His teaching areas are the history of modern science, including genetics, physics, science in American society, and U.S. history since 1940.

Professor Kevles will discuss how technology innovations have transformed recent American history, using as examples the technological advances in computing and biotechnology.

Scientific and Technological Innovation: A Lecture and Discussion Dinner
 * Program: **
 * 4:15 to 5:45 PM **
 * 5:45 to 6:15 PM **

A forty dollar stipend and CEUs are available for participating teachers. We are accepting sixty participants to this forum. Dinner will be included. Registration is required; the deadline for registration is October 9, 2009. Please complete an application online at this, Democratic Vistas, site http://democraticvistas.wikispaces.com. Special consideration will be given to social studies, language arts and special education teachers. You will be notified by October 13th as to whether or not you have been accepted to participate in this monthly forum.

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