6th International Conference on the History of Quantum Physics (HQ-6)

From 26 to 30 July 2027, the Niels Bohr Archive in Copenhagen will host the Sixth International Conference on the History of Quantum Physics (HQ-6). This conference series helps reinvigorate the international community of quantum historians and have contributed to a surge of scholarship on the history of quantum physics as well as historical narratives that explore scientific practices and concepts within their rich social, cultural, and political contexts.
We invite contributions on the history of quantum physics, broadly construed, including the history of the old quantum theory, quantum mechanics, quantum foundations, quantum technologies, quantum field theory, and subdisciplines of physics and related fields (including but not limited to particle physics, condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, quantum gravity, quantum chemistry, and quantum computation and information). We welcome submissions that approach these topics from a wide range of perspectives. Particular attention will be given to the following themes:
– Historical perspectives on the centenary of quantum mechanics;
– The genesis of quantum mechanics ca. 1925–1927;
– The historical development of quantum theory in different cultural, political and societal contexts.
– Theoretical, mathematical, and experimental practices of quantum physics;
– Quantum technology, instrumentation, and material cultures of quantum physics;
– The circulation of knowledge and appropriations of quantum theory and quantum mechanics in diverse national, institutional, and disciplinary contexts;
– Women and gender in the history of quantum physics;
– Underrepresented and marginalized groups in the history of quantum physics;
– Policy and diplomacy in the history of quantum physics.
– Historical perspectives on quantum interpretations and foundations.