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PV: Plenarvorträge

PV VII

PV VII: Mittagsvortrag

Mittwoch, 12. März 2025, 13:00–13:45, HS 1 Physik

Reshaping the History of Quantum Physics: Paths to Gender Equality — •Andrea Reichenberger — TU Munich

We are all familiar with gender dynamics, biases, and stereotypes on the online platforms we visit, use, and co-create every day. They are ubiquitous in large language models (LLMs) and other generative AI technologies trained on large amounts of data. Their spillover effects are now well studied in scientific research. There is comparatively little research on how the history of physics is represented and practiced in today's online spaces. This talk will take you on a journey through the history of quantum physics, exploring new avenues for a gender-sensitive future of the history of physics. And it offers a critical insight into how expertise in the history of physics, science communication and public opinion influence and reinforce each other in the practice of digital history. Drawing on a series of case studies on women in the history of quantum physics, we examine the Matilda effect on online platforms and offer perspectives on how to successfully counteract this effect, which gives a name to the systematic misrecognition of women's contributions to science and technology.

Keywords: women; gender; history; quantum physics; digital transformation