Cientific Heritage from UAB (iHC)
The Institut d'Història de la Ciència (iHC-UAB), among other tasks, has taken care of the scientific heritage of the UAB, including documentation and scientific archives, as well as scientific objects relevant to the history of science. Scientific and technological heritage is an institutional asset. Its preservation, study, and dissemination demonstrate a commitment to the knowledge generated by personal or institutional efforts, whether individual or group, local or international, resulting from large or small projects, and the associated technological development, which is in constant circulation through international research networks.
This scientific heritage of the UAB was showcased in a virtual exhibition on the occasion of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the UAB in 2019, a celebration that specifically commemorated 50 years of research at the UAB. The exhibition, titled "50 Years of Research at the UAB: The Audacity of Knowledge," aimed to bring the university community closer to a well-established tradition of scientific prestige, resulting from the work of our researchers and the evolution experienced in their laboratories and research centers over the past 50 years, a product of this circulation of technology and knowledge. The exhibition contained a small sample of the identified heritage material catalog at the UAB, which allowed the university community to appreciate its history and the journey and utilization of technological and scientific development, as well as to assess the current situation and foresee future development possibilities.
In addition to the temporary physical exhibition of 2019, there is an online section that includes detailed information and monographic videos about each piece in the exhibition. Additionally, you can watch the video “Reportage 50 Years of Research at the UAB - The Audacity of Knowledge,” which was shown during the exhibition.
The exhibition was curated by Carlos Acosta Rizo and Génesis Núñez Araya from the then Center of History of Science (CEHIC, now iHC), coordinated by Miquel Domènech Argemí, and managed by Cultura en Viu and the Area of Communication and Promotion - Audiovisuals and Multimedia Unit of the UAB.
Other exhibited pieces and interviewed researchers:
- BCal Luminosity detector from ALEPH (or calorimeter), designed by the IFAE and built at UAB, it worked at CERN at the end of the 80's.
Enrique Fernández Sánchez (Emeritus Professor)
Department of Physics – Area of Atomic, Nuclear, and Molecular Physics
Institute of High Energy Physics (IFAE)
- Skinner Box (Built at the UAB)
Ramon Bayés (Emeritus Professor)
Department of Basic, Evolutionary, and Educational Psychology · Area of Basic Psychology
- Diode Array Spectrophotometer HP8451A (HEWLETT PACKARD)
Santiago Maspoch Andrés (Professor)
Department of Chemistry - Area of Analytical Chemistry
- Microtome (LEITZ WETZLAR) (donated to the UAB)
Jorge Molero Mesa (Associate Professor)
Institute of History of Science - Unit of History of Medicine
- Macro-projector PROMAR (LEITZ WETZLAR)
Alfonso Rodríguez Baeza (Professor)
Department of Morphological Sciences – Area of Human Anatomy and Embryology
- Micro-projector MICROPAN (NIKON)
Alfonso Rodríguez Baeza (Emeritus Professor)
Department of Morphological Sciences – Area of Human Anatomy and Embryology
- X-ray Device – Dearmama project (built at IFAE-UAB)
Mokthar Chmeissani (IFAE Researcher)
Institute of High Energy Physics (IFAE)
- Computer Terminal VT100 (DIGITAL)
Andreu Pacheco (IFAE Researcher – UAB Alumnus)
Institute of High Energy Physics (IFAE)
UAB Computer Services
- First UAB Connection Modem (TELEFÓNICA)
Andreu Pacheco (IFAE Researcher– UAB Alumnus)
Institute of High Energy Physics (IFAE)
UAB Computer Services
- Medieval Manuscript Reader MICROPRINTER MP90 (CANON)
José Martínez Gázquez (Honorary Professor)
Department of Antiquity and Middle Ages Sciences
- Intracranial Electrical Self-Stimulation Generator for Rats (built at the UAB)
Ignacio Morgado Bernal (Professor)
Pilar Segura (Associate Professor)
Department of Psychology and Methodology of Health Sciences – Area of Psychobiology
- Infrared Laser (donated to the UAB)
Francesc Pi Vila (Associate Professor) in honor of Dr. Ramon Corbalán
Dept. of Physics - Area of Optics
- Infrared Laser with CO2 (built at the UAB)
Francesc Pi Vila (Associate Professor) in honor of Dr. Ramon Corbalán
Dept. of Physics - Area of Optics
- Projection Microscope REICHERT- VISOPAN
Department of Animal Biology, Plant Biology, and Ecology - Area of Botany
in honor of Dr. Creu Casas
- Portable Binocular Compound Microscope WILD M11
-Department of Animal Biology, Plant Biology, and Ecology - Area of Botany
- Scanning Tunneling Microscope
Department of Electronic Engineering