Aims of the ICHM Founded in 2001 in Mexico City, the International Commission for the History of Meteorology (ICHM) has over 300 members from 49 countries. The ICHM is an official commission of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science. The Commission publishes a peer-reviewed journal, History of Meteorology, and regularly organizes and sponsors conferences […]
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The International Commission on the History of Meteorology (ICHM) is a constituent of the Division of History of Science and Technology of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science, which is part of the International Science Council. Through our activities and members ICHM is informally connected with a number of other scholarly organisations, websites […]
By Emery Jenson, University of Wisconsin-Madison We’re excited to announce the launch of “14.7: Inquiry into Earth Atmospheres,” a new Borghesi-Mellon Public Humanities Workshop at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Our workshop provides a forum for scientists, social scientists, and humanists to develop new methods, terms, and analytical frames for inquiry into Earth’s atmosphere(s). As a […]
By Robert Naylor, Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of Manchester In the summer of 2019, when the idea of doing a PhD during a global pandemic was furthest from my mind, I had the pleasure of attending the Meteorological Technology World Expo in Geneva, Switzerland. It was a dynamic, somewhat […]
ICHM and CHSTM Workshop Manchester 21 – 22 November Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine Organizers: Vladimir Jankovic (Manchester) and Samuel Randalls (UCL) There has been relatively little historical and critical research on applied and commercial meteorology compared to that on academic research and weather forecasting. Through the twentieth century, however, commercial […]
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Call for Papers: Food and Weather
This multidisciplinary colloquium aims at filling a gap in research by studying the numerous interdependences between weather conditions and human food. It leans on two networks: that of the IEHCA, which works on the history and the cultures of food, and that dedicated to representations of weather (Perception of climate network). Yet, both research […]