Why historians need to take scientific fieldwork more seriously

Much important scientific research takes place outside laboratories. The history of science can only be enriched, argues Vanessa Heggie, if we give equal attention to other sites

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October 10, 2019
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October 10, 2019
Vanessa Heggie
Body experiment
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Scientists test the effects of cold on the human body at the Defence Research Board’s northern laboratories in Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, 1954
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#1 Submitted by Alan D White on October 10, 2019 - 5:52pm
"...only to find their breathing systems had leaked..." I don't think that particular high altitude lab qualifies as a "controlled environment" laboratory. One hopes they fixed the leak before publishing.

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