59 min listen
Eva Hemmungs Wirten, “Making Marie Curie: Intellectual Property and Celebrity Culture in an Age of Information” (U of Chicago, 2015)
Eva Hemmungs Wirten, “Making Marie Curie: Intellectual Property and Celebrity Culture in an Age of Information” (U of Chicago, 2015)
ratings:
Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Aug 1, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
When we study the history of a famous scientific figure – especially one that has gone on to become a cultural icon – we are dealing not just with a person, but also with an identity or series of identities that have been constructed over time. Eva Hemmungs Wirten‘s new book looks carefully at the work that has gone into the making of Marie Curie (1867-1934) as an individual, a celebrity, an icon, and ultimately a brand. Three motifs that thread through the narrative of Making Marie Curie: Intellectual Property and Celebrity Culture in an Age of Information (University of Chicago Press, 2015), and they each form the basis for one of its chapters: the impact of intellectual property on science and research; the role of celebrity culture in shaping the image of the scientist; and the “question of how to organize scientific information as part of the modern infrastructure of knowledge.” It’s a compellingly argued book that’s also a pleasure to read.
For videos of two of the duels discussed in the book, check out the following links!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QlUw1k0ItE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rElNQuBvFeQ
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For videos of two of the duels discussed in the book, check out the following links!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QlUw1k0ItE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rElNQuBvFeQ
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Aug 1, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Abigail Foerstner, “James Van Allen: The First Eight Billion Miles” (University of Iowa Press, 2007): This week we feature an interview with Abigail Foerstner about her new book, James Van Allen: The First Eight Billion Miles (University of Iowa Press, 2007). Dr. Foerstner teaches news writing and science writing at Northwestern University’s Medill Sch... by New Books in the History of Science