Slater, Ian -

Personal Information
First Name: 
Ian
Last Name: 
Slater
Department / Program: 
OTHER
Other: 
Natural Science
University Affiliation: 
York University
Phone: 
4166508278
Email Address: 
Area of Research
Subject: 
Science
Technology
Geographical Region: 
Canada
Time Period: 
20th Century
Current
Specific Area of Research: 
Nuclear history, public/private sector innovation, business history
Academics
PHD Program: 
Institute for History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
PHD University: 
University of Toronto
PHD Date: 
2003
Major Publications: 
"The Slowpoke Nuclear Research Reactor A Brief History", Canadian "Settling for Less: Explanation and the Philosophy of Technology", Ends and Means: The Journal of the University of Aberdeen Centre for Philosophy, Technology and Society, Vol. 2, No. 2, Spring 1998, pp. 25 29. "The Slowpoke Nuclear Research Reactor A Brief History", Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers Historical Committee, Working Paper No. 13, June 1999, pp.1-13. “Normative Naturalism and Popperian Views on Reduction”, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Vol 14, No. 3, 2000, pp. 325-326. “Spring Cleaning for the Popperian Research Program”, Book Review of Rafe Champion, Reason and Imagination, Metascience 10(3), November 2001, pp. 427-431. Book Review of E. Higgs, A. Light, and D. Strong, eds., Technology and the Good Life?, University of Toronto Quarterly, December / January 2001/2002, pp. 167-168. Book Review of G.B. Doern, A. Dorman, R.W. Morrison, eds., Canadian Nuclear Energy Policy, Technology and Culture, Vol 43, N 4, October 2002, pp 823-825.
Membership in Academic Societies: 
Society for the History of Technology, History of Science Society, Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association
Courses Taught: 
History of Technology, History of Science, Science, Technology and Society, Science, Technology and the Environment, Technology and Civilization