Tag: history of science

Listening with Both Ears: The Irish Origins of the Double Stethoscope 

September 23, 2024

By Dr Anne Mac Lellan  As certain nebulae are resolved into stars by powerful telescopes, so specific chest sounds, obscure from their lowness, may be determined by the double stethoscope. Arthur Leared, 1856. The Great Exhibition, held in London’s Crystal Palace in 1851, displayed the wonderful, the beautiful, the useful and the bizarre inventions of … More Listening with Both Ears: The Irish Origins of the Double Stethoscope 

The Largest Industrial Investment in Ireland’s History: The Aughinish Alumina Refinery in a Globalised Aluminium Economy 

August 29, 2024

by Dr Mauve Carbonell In the early 1970s, driven by an overall increase in needs for raw materials – aluminium in particular – the Alcan company established an alumina production plant in Aughinish near Limerick.[1] But why build a plant costing several hundred million pounds in the middle of the Irish countryside, in Aughinish, on … More The Largest Industrial Investment in Ireland’s History: The Aughinish Alumina Refinery in a Globalised Aluminium Economy 

RDS Library & Archives Research Bursary Award

December 22, 2016

The RDS Library & Archives awards a research bursary annually to conduct a research project in the RDS Archives. In 2017 the bursary will focus on the RDS Science archive. The RDS Library & Archives seeks expressions of interest from postgraduate researchers to complete a research study on a topic of interest within the RDS … More RDS Library & Archives Research Bursary Award

2016 HSTM Network + Celsius Conference 11-12 November

November 2, 2016

The conference will take place on the St Patrick’s Campus (formerly St Patrick’s College) of Dublin City University. Registration will be at the entrance near reception. If you wish to attend you are kindly requested to register in advance via Eventbrite. FRIDAY 11th Nov  9-10am: registration (reception area, St Patrick’s Campus) 10am-11am: Session 1 Session 1, … More 2016 HSTM Network + Celsius Conference 11-12 November

One Month to the HSTM Network Conference 2016!

October 11, 2016

We are counting down the days until the 2016 HSTM Network Ireland annual conference on the 11th and 12th of November in Dublin City University. Register now through Eventbrite to guarantee your place. There are numerous talks to get excited about all detailed on our conference programme. We’re especially excited about our two key note addresses by Peter … More One Month to the HSTM Network Conference 2016!