| Max Planck Institute for the History of Science | |
| Native Name: | Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte |
| Native Name Lang: | de |
| Abbreviation: | MPIWG |
| Type: | Scientific research institute |
| Vat Id: | (for European organizations) --> |
| Location: | Dahlem, Berlin, Germany |
| Owners: | --> |
| Leader Title: | Executive director |
| Leader Name: | Dagmar Schäfer |
| Leader Title2: | Directors |
| Leader Name2: | Jürgen Renn, Etienne Benson and Dagmar Schäfer |
| Key People: | Lorraine Daston and Jürgen Renn, founding directors |
| Parent Organization: | Max Planck Society |
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (German: Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte) is a scientific research institute founded in March 1994.[1] It is dedicated to addressing fundamental questions of the history of knowledge from the Neolithic era to the present day, and its researchers pursue a historical epistemology in their study of how new categories of thought, proof, and experience have emerged in interactions between the sciences and their ambient cultures.[2]
The MPIWG comprises three departments and several independent research groups.[3] The departments are:
Hans-Jörg Rheinberger, who headed Department III from 1995 to 2014, and Lorraine Daston, who headed Department II from 1995 to 2019, remain at the MPIWG as emerita.
The Research Groups are:
In addition are groups and programs focusing on:
The institute also comprises doctoral students, and research and teaching cooperations with other institutions worldwide.
The institute has a Journalist-in-Residence program.[9]