Aplogies for the repeat, but it turned out that the web address we sent
out in our announcement last week does not work reliably. Here is the
announcement again with a functioning address.


HQ-3 Third International Conference on the History of Quantum Physics
June 28–July 2, 2010
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin

Building upon the momentum generated by two previous conferences in
Berlin (2007) and in Utrecht (2008), this meeting will bring together
historians, philosophers, and scientists who work on the emergence and
the development of quantum physics and related disciplines from the days
of the old quantum theory until the present. The conference aims at
combining a genuinely historical perspective with a broader
understanding of the foundations and implications of quantum physics.
The thematic horizon extends from the classical traditions that quantum
physics is rooted in, through the genesis of quantum mechanics and
quantum field theory, to the history of its appropriation in
newly-emerging fields of research up to the present day.

We invite contributions with a historical focus, dealing with aspects
such as:
• the theoretical, mathematical and experimental practices of quantum
physics, as well as their mutual relation
• the institutional, socio-cultural and political processes which shaped
and were shaped by quantum physics
• the philosophical and foundational questions which were raised about
quantum physics and the conflicting answers given to them.
Particularly welcome are proposals connecting several of these aspects.

More information can be found at the conference website:
http://quantum-history.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/news/workshops/hq3

Please submit an abstract of up to 500 words by January 15, 2010, to the
organizing committee:
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A small number of travel stipends will be given to junior scholars with
especially interesting submissions that are unable to secure financial
support otherwise. Please indicate your interest in a travel stipend
with your submission.

Organizing Committee:
Massimiliano Badino, Christian Joas, Christoph Lehner, Jürgen Renn

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Christoph Lehner
Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
Boltzmannstr. 22, 14195 Berlin
030/22667-349