Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

History of Science and Technology in Portugal

Code

9930

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Department

Departamento de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas

Credits

6.0

Teacher in charge

Isabel Maria da Silva Pereira Amaral

Weekly hours

3

Total hours

72

Teaching language

Português

Objectives

The objectives of the course can be summarized in the following points: 

(1) Plan of the learning / knowledge acquisition: 

 • Understanding the internal structure of the Portuguese scientific and technological universe in economic, political, social and cultural contexts; 

 • Dominating fundamental concepts for understanding the production and dissemination of scientific and technological knowledge in Portugal over time; 

• Studying a selected set of system modifications Portuguese scientific and technological development in fundamental matrix of civilization of the country 

(2) Plan of acquisition of skills: 

• To develop historically the evolution of history of science and technology in the Portuguese case; 

• To assess critically what is taught, thought and took place in Portugal in the general area of science and technology, taking into account the European and international context;

◦ Promote a cultural dimension closely related to the role that science and technology and has should play in the context of economic and social development in Portugal; 

◦ Understanding the nature of the current debates within the history of science and technology in Portugal.

Subject matter

1. The History of Science and History of Technology as historical disciplines 

The scientific and technological activities considered historically, the relationship between science, technology and history, in the Portuguese context

2. Past the History of Science and Technology in Portugal 

• Nautical Science Discoveries 

• The internationalization of science and technology in the century. XVII: the Society of Jesus 

• The "estrangeirados" worldview and scientific and technical 

• Around and beyond the reform of Pombal 

• Routes of specialization: Army School and Polytechnics 

• The policy of "promotion material" 

• Science, technology and colonial territories 

• The twentieth century and the scientific and technical expertise 

3. The recognition of the History of Science and Technology in Portugal

The transition from a descriptive  for an analytical register 

The creation of research groups 

The main areas of research in History of Science and Technology in Portugal 

3. The current state of the History of Science and Technology in Portugal

Current Debates: The history of science and political discourse; The history of science and science education, the history of science and promotion of scientific culture.

Bibliography

General Bibliohgraphy:

     
  • Diogo, M.P.; Carneiro A;        Simões, A, “Sources for the History of Science in Portugal: one possible        option” Cronos, 3:1 (2000),        115-141.
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  • Albuquerque, Luís de, A        Náutica e a Ciência em Portugal. Notas sobre as Navegações, Lisboa,        Gradiva, 1989.
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  • Leitão, H., A Ciência na Aula da        Esfera do Colégio de Santo Antão, 1590-1759 (Lisboa: Comissariado Geral        das Comemorações do V Centenário do Nascimento de S. Francisco Xavier,        2007)
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  • Carvalho, R., História do Ensino em Portugal. Desde        a Fundação da Nacionalidade até ao fim do Regime de Salazar-Caetano,        Lisboa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1986.
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  • Lafuente, A., Cardoso de Matos,        A.,  Saraiva, T. (eds.), Maquinismo Ibérico – Tecnologia y        cultura en la península ibérica, siglos XVIII-XX, Aranjuez, Doce Calles, 2006
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  • Amaral,        I., A Emergência da Bioquímica em Portugal: as escolas de investigação        de Marck Athias e de Kurt Jacobsohn, Textos Universitários de Ciências        Sociais e Humanas, FCG/FCT, Lisboa 2006.
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  • Isabel        Amaral; Ruy E. Pinto; Ana Carneiro, "La Recherche Biomédicale au        Portugal —l´Héritage du IRC (1922-1953)," in Belot, R.; Cotte, M.;        Lamard, P., La Technologie au Risque de l’Histoire, (BERG International        Éditeurs-Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard, Paris, 2000),        329-336.
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  • PITA, J.R.        (Org.), Ciência e experiência.        Formação de médicos, boticários, naturalistas e matemáticos, (Coimbra,        Imprensa da Universidade, 2006).
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  • Brito, J.;        Heitor, M.; Rollo, M. F., Momentos de Inovação e  Engenharia em Portugal no século XX, Vol.I,  (Lisboa,        D. Quixote, 2004)
     
  • Tavares, C.; Leitão, H., Bibliografia de História da Ciência        em Portugal 2000-2004, Centro de História das Ciências -        Universidade de Lisboa, 2006.
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  • Simões, A.; Carneiro, A.; Diogo,M.P.  “Perspectives on Contemporary History        of Science in Portugal”, (http://chcul.fc.ul.pt/textos/CHCUL_Preprint_001.pdf)
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  • Kostas Gavroglu, Manolis Patiniotis,        Faidra Papanelopoulou, Ana Simões, Ana Carneiro, Maria Paula Diogo, Jose        Ramon Bertomeu-Sánchez, Antonio Garcia Belmar, Agusti Nieto-Galan,        “Science and technology in the European periphery. Some        historiographical reflections”, History        of Science 46 (2008), 153-175.

 

Note:

 For each point of the program will be given supplementary bibliography, which will be available on Moodle (www.dcsa.fct.unl.pt) using the password given to the students.

Teaching method

The teaching will include lectures, seminars and presentation and discussion of papers presented by students.

Evaluation method

1. Class participation and oral presentation of an article related with a topic of the program (40%);

2. Individual written work (10 pages). (60%).

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