Rentetzi Maria
National Technical University of Athens, Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, School of Applied Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Zografou Campus, Zografou 15780, Athens, Greece.
Endeavour. 2017 Jun;41(2):39-50. doi: 10.1016/j.endeavour.2017.02.001. Epub 2017 Mar 18.
In a nuclear laboratory, a glove box is a windowed, sealed container equipped with two flexible gloves that allow the user to manipulate nuclear materials from the outside in an ostensibly safe environment. As a routine laboratory device, it invites neglect from historians and storytellers of science. Yet, since especially the Gulf War, glove boxes have put the interdependence of science, diplomacy, and politics into clear relief. Standing at the intersection of history of science and international history, technological materials and devices such as the glove box can provide penetrating insight into the role of international diplomatic organizations to the global circulation and control of scientific knowledge. The focus here is on the International Atomic Energy Agency.
在核实验室中，手套箱是一种有窗口的密封容器，配有两只灵活的手套，使使用者能够在表面安全的环境中从外部操作核材料。作为一种常规实验室设备，它往往被科学史学家和科学故事讲述者所忽视。然而，特别是自海湾战争以来，手套箱使科学、外交和政治之间的相互依存关系变得清晰明了。站在科学史和国际史的交叉点上，像手套箱这样的技术材料和设备能够深入洞察国际外交组织在全球科学知识流通与控制中所起的作用。这里关注的是国际原子能机构。
