Guest Speaker Event with Professor Hasok Chang (University of Cambridge)

Hasok Chang is the Hans Rausing Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. He was born and raised in South Korea, and received his higher education in the United States, starting with two years at Northfield Mount Hermon School. After his undergraduate degree at Caltech, which focused on theoretical physics, he switched fields and obtained his Ph.D. in philosophy at Stanford University, after which he taught at the University College London before moving to Cambridge. He is the author of Inventing Temperature: Measurement and Scientific Progress (2004), Is Water H2O? Evidence, Realism and Pluralism (2012), and Realism for Realistic People: A New Pragmatist Philosophy of Science (2022). In Korea he is best known for a series of public lectures that was broadcast on EBS-TV called “Science Meets Philosophy” (과학, 철학을 만나다).

The Historia Project is a national student-run 501(c)(3) that aims to introduce history of science to the youth. In their work, they have impacted over 250 young students with their mission through both virtual and in-person platforms, including the Historia Virtual Museum, in-person workshops, and of course their guest speaker events. Today, the Historia Project has multiple regions throughout the country with passionate students all working to share their love for history of science. To learn more, join the team, or invite the Historia Project, please visit historiaproject.org.