Theodore Porter | |
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 Porter at the 2007 History of Science Society meeting | |
| Born | Theodore M. Porter 1953 (age 70–71) |
| 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 Trust in Numbers: The Pursuit of Objectivity in Science and Public Life, 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Faculty Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences — History Archived 2008-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sepkoski, David (July 20, 2023). "2023 Sarton Medalist: Ted Porter". History of Science Society. Retrieved November 7, 2023.