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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department of History

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Charles Dobbs
Chair
Department of History
603 Ross Hall
Ames, Iowa 50011

FAX: 515-294-6390

Kevin Hill
Academic Advisor
659 Ross Hall
294-7386

Faculty


David Wilson

Professor

625 Ross Hall
Dept. of History
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: (515) 294-5467
Email: davidw@iastate.edu

Education
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
 
Research and Teaching Interests
History of Physics
History of Science and Religion
Scottish Enlightenment
 
Selected Publications
"Galileo's Religion Versus the Church's Science?" Physics in Perspective, 1 (1999): 65-84
 
Kelvin and Stokes: A Comparative Study in Victorian Physics (Adam Hilger, 1987)
 
Ed., Did the Devil Make Darwin Do It? (Iowa State University Press, 1983, rev 1996)
 
Courses Taught
Introduction to History of Science
Science and Religion
History of Physics and Astronomy
Graduate seminars in the General History of Science
 
Professional Activity
Program Co-Chair, History of Science Society, 2001.
President of the Midwest Junto for the History of Science, 1995-96