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]
Works
- The Rise of Statistical Thinking (1986)[5]
- Trust in Numbers: The Pursuit of Objectivity in Science and Public Life (1995)[6]
- The Modern Social Sciences, with Dorothy Ross (2003)
- Karl Pearson: The Scientific Life in a Statistical Age (2004)
- Genetics in the Madhouse: The Unknown History of Human Heredity (2018)[7]
External links
Notes and References
- E. Popp Berman and D. Hirschman, “The Sociology of Quantification: Where Are We Now?,” Contemp. Sociol., vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 257–266, 2018.
- 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.
- 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
- News: Sepkoski . David . 2023 Sarton Medalist: Ted Porter . November 7, 2023 . History of Science Society . July 20, 2023.
- Daston, L. (1987). The Rise of Statistical Thinking, 1820-1900 by Theodore M. Porter. Isis, 78, 272–274.
- 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/
- Carter, N. (2020). Genetics in the madhouse: the unknown history of human heredity. Disability & Society, 35(4), 691–692.
