This course explores the history of science through direct engagement with local scientific artifacts within the University of Toronto Scientific Instrument Collection (UTSIC.org). Each student will undertake a research project focused on a single artifact within the collection in order to explore both the local history of science and the methodology of material culture research as it relates to science.
9.0 credits including a 0.5 credit from HPS or a course required for the Science, Technology, and Society minor
2.0 credits from HPS or courses required for the Science, Technology, and Society minor including a 0.5 credit at the 300+ level
