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Afterword: Phage, History and Historiography (2020)

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The papers in this special issue all touch on the broad problems of scientific credit and priority and the historiography of science. My remarks consider the deeper meaning of ‘discovery’, ‘priority’ and ‘scientific credit’, topics of interest to both the scientist and the historian, in light of the centenary of d'Herelle's paper and what became known as the ‘Twort–d'Herelle controversy’. The seminal analysis of these topics by Thomas Kuhn provides a starting point for these discussions on what discovery means and how priority and credit are allocated in light of the fraught concept of discovery.

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Article Neeraja Sankaran (2020) Introduction: Diversifying the Historiography of Bacteriophages. Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science (pp. 533-538). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Sankaran, Neeraja
Biagioli, Mario
Kochhar, Rijul
Roldán Casas, José Ángel
Nathan E. C. Smith
Kirchhelle, Claas
Concepts
Discovery in science
Controversies and disputes
Bacteriophages
Professional qualifications; status; remuneration
Scientific communities; interprofessional relations
Virology
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
Renaissance
20th century, late
18th century
Places
Allahabad (India)
Yorkshire (England)
Mauritius
Edinburgh
Weimar Republic (1919-1933)
Germany
Institutions
Rockefeller Foundation
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France)
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