Theodore Porter Explained

Theodore Porter
Birth Name:Theodore M. Porter
Nationality:American
Education:Stanford University (AB)
Princeton University (PhD)
Occupation:Historian
Awards:George Sarton Medal (2023)

Theodore M. Porter (born 1953) is a professor who specializes in the history of science in the Department of History at UCLA. He has authored several books, including The Rise of Statistical Thinking, 1820-1900; and , the latter a vast reference for sociology of quantification.[1] [2] His most recent book, published by Princeton University Press in 2018, is Genetics in the Madhouse: The Unknown History of Human Heredity. He graduated from Stanford University with an A.B. in history in 1976 and earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1981. In 2008, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[3] In 2023, he received the George Sarton Medal for lifetime achievement from the History of Science Society.[4]

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  1. E. Popp Berman and D. Hirschman, “The Sociology of Quantification: Where Are We Now?,” Contemp. Sociol., vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 257–266, 2018.
  2. Mennicken, A., & Espeland, W. N. (2019). What’s New with Numbers? Sociological Approaches to the Study of Quantification. Annual Review of Sociology, 45(1), 223–245.
  3. http://www.history.ucla.edu/faculty-members-elected-to-american-academy-of-arts-and-sciences Faculty Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences — History
  4. News: Sepkoski . David . 2023 Sarton Medalist: Ted Porter . November 7, 2023 . History of Science Society . July 20, 2023.
  5. Daston, L. (1987). The Rise of Statistical Thinking, 1820-1900 by Theodore M. Porter. Isis, 78, 272–274.
  6. Ravetz, J. R. (1997). In Numbers We Trust | Issues in Science and Technology. Issues in Science and Technology, 13(2). Retrieved from https://issues.org/ravetz/
  7. Carter, N. (2020). Genetics in the madhouse: the unknown history of human heredity. Disability & Society, 35(4), 691–692.