Hasok Chang

Hasok Chang
장하석
Born (1967-03-26) March 26, 1967
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationNorthfield Mount Hermon School
Hampshire College
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology (B.S.)
Harvard University
Stanford University (Ph.D.)
SpouseGretchen Siglar
AwardsBSHS Slade Prize (2005), Lakatos Award (2006), Fernando Gil International Prize for the Philosophy of Science (2013), Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Lecture (2015)
Scientific career
FieldsHistory and philosophy of science
InstitutionsHarvard University
University College London
University of Cambridge
Websitewww.people.hps.cam.ac.uk/index/teaching-officers/chang
Korean name
Hangul
장하석
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJang Haseok
McCune–ReischauerChang Hasŏk
Korean pronunciation: [tɕaŋɦasək]

Hasok Chang (Korean: 장하석; born March 26, 1967) is a South Korea-born American historian and philosopher of science currently serving as the Hans Rausing Professor at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge and a board member of the Philosophy of Science Association. He previously served as president of the British Society for the History of Science from 2012 to 2014.

His areas of interest include the history and philosophy of chemistry and physics, the philosophy of scientific practice, measurement in quantum mechanics, realism, scientific evidence, pluralism and pragmatism.