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I am interested in interaction between concepts in everyday life and various specialized communities, especially different scientific groups. I recently finished my master thesis "The Concepts of Sun: 1900-1910."


Oklahoma
History of Science
Graduate Students

Education
  • M.A. History of Science (University of Oklahoma, 2004) Abstract
  • Masters in Library and Information Studies (University of Oklahoma, 2003)
  • B. S. in Astrophysics (University of Oklahoma, 2001)
  • Interests
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Cognitive Science
  • Age of the earth
  • Presentations
  • "Inadequacy of the Radioactive Solution to the Problem of Solar Energy, 1900--1910." JUNTO Conference, Kirksville, Missouri, 2 April 2005.
  • "Why Astrophysicists Did Not Purse the Solar Energy Problem, 1900-1910" at The Solar World Congress, August 2005, Orlando, FL.
  • Publications
  • "Why Astrophysicists Did Not Pursue the Solar Energy Problem, 1900-1910" Proceeding of The Solar World Congress, August 2005, Orlando, FL.
  • Projects
  • History of Science Society Current Bibliography. Technical developer.
  • Work
  • Assistant to the Isis bibliographer (2002-2004, 2006 - Present)
  • Technical developer for the Isis Current Bibliography (2002 - Present)
  • Teaching
  • Cold War Science (Summer 2006), Instructor
  • History of Science to Newton (Spring 2006), TA
  • History of Science since Newton (Spring, Fall 2005), TA
  • Science in Religious World (Fall 2004) , TA
  • Object Oriented Programming (Spring 2001), TA
  • ContactsylwesterR@gmail.com
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