Englisch | Englisch Science as a practical activity in history, and recycling-related practices in particular, is an important topic in the research of Carson Fellow Simon Werrett. In this work Simon Werrett is interested on the evolution of the term recycling and its adaptation within the scientific community. He explores the reception of the term by the engineering community in the 1920s and the adoption of it by the environmentalists in the green discourse in the 1960s.
Prof. Dr. Werrett is a historian of science at the University of Washington. He is interested in the long-term historical relationships of the arts and sciences, in particular the ways domestic, artisanal, and industrial skills, techniques, and performances have shaped the development of the sciences. |