Doctoral Dissertation Research: Technological Wonder: The Theatrical Fashioning of Scientific Knowledge, 1838-1905

博士论文研究：技术奇迹：科学知识的戏剧性塑造，1838-1905

• 批准号: 1256955
• 负责人: Tracy Davis
• 金额: $ 1.76万
• 依托单位: Northwestern University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-07-01 至 2015-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1256955&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Technological; Wonder

This dissertation project is a historical study of popular scientific communication, focusing on the dissemination of scientific theories and technological innovations through lectures, mechanical magic shows, and theatrical performances in nineteenth-century Britain. Performances of science and technologies were often put on display within exhibition halls, universities, museums, and theatres, utilizing theatrical techniques of spectacle to attract the wider public. Carried out under the supervision of Dr. Tracy Davis and Dr. Kenneth Alder, Ms. Aileen Robinson will explore how these performances fashioned orientations towards scientific theories and technological innovations for non-specialist audiences. This project will provide historical grounding for contemporary Anglo-American popular science communication. Examining nineteenth-century public performance will assist researchers in uniting science and theatrical practice for public benefit. Understanding the importance of science in the midst of media, such as theatre, can pave the way towards communicating and developing refined methods of non-specialist communication, such as in theatrical presentations of the history of science or university science programming for all majors.

本论文项目是一项大众科学传播的历史研究，重点关注十九世纪英国通过讲座、机械魔术表演和戏剧表演传播科学理论和技术创新。科技表演经常在展览馆、大学、博物馆、剧院等场所进行展示，利用戏剧奇观的手法来吸引更广泛的公众。艾琳·罗宾逊女士将在特雷西·戴维斯博士和肯尼思·阿尔德博士的监督下进行，探索这些表演如何为非专业观众塑造科学理论和技术创新的方向。该项目将为当代英美科普传播提供历史基础。检查十九世纪的公共表演将有助于研究人员将科学和戏剧实践结合起来以造福公众。了解科学在媒体（例如戏剧）中的重要性可以为交流和开发非专业交流的精致方法铺平道路，例如科学史的戏剧演示或所有专业的大学科学节目。