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Spaces and places are at the center of the science studies scholarship. Some scholars focus on the spatial circulation of written traces; others focus on the socio-cultural hierarchies reflected in the spatial organization of the laboratories. But most privilege single-case studies as their research method. While single-case studies offer the advantage of providing rich and detailed ethnographic description of spaces, they often fail to explain how imaginary spaces of science are turned into concrete social settings, often with unexpected deviations from their creators’ initial purposes. This paper argues that a comparative approach, which I call “paired biographies,” can help us study the tensions between imaginary and real spaces of science. This method of paired biographies is applied here to trace the attempts (both failed and successful) by two prominent physicists (J.R. Oppenheimer and E.O. Lawrence) to turn their imaginary scientific spaces into concrete places. This comparative approach, based upon paired biographies of various laboratory lives taken at different points in time, highlights the tensions between imaginary spaces of science and concrete architectural forms (themselves located in broader environments), and shows which unexpected outcomes derive from these tensions.
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1. Wobbe, Theresa (Hrsg.): Frauen in Akademie und Wissenschaft. Arbeitsorte und Forschungspraktiken 1700–2000. Interdisziplinäre Forschungsberichte, 10. Berlin: Akademie Verlag 2002. ISBN 3-05-003639-7; 237 S.
2. Geißel, Brigitte; Seemann, Birgit (Hrsg.): Bildungspolitik und Geschlecht. Ein europäischer Vergleich. Politik und Geschlecht, 5. Opladen: Leske + Budrich 2001. ISBN 3-8100-3084-8; 203 S.
3. Scherb, Ute: Ich stehe in der Sonne und fühle, wie meine Flügel wachsen... Studentinnen und Wissenschaftlerinnen an der Freiburger Universität von 1900 bis in die Gegenwart. Aktuelle Frauenforschungen. Königstein/Ts.: Ulrike Helmer Verlag 2002. ISBN 3-89741-117-2; 384 S.
4. Maul, Bärbel: Akademikerinnen in der Nachkriegszeit. Ein Vergleich zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der DDR. Campus Forschung, 849. Frankfurt am Main: Campus Verlag 2002. ISBN 3-593-37131-6; 427 S.Under the main topic "Education, Science and Gender" the following books are reviewed: Wobbe, Theresa (Ed.): Women in Academy and Science. Places of Work and Research Methods 1700-2000; Geißel, Brigitte; Seemann, Birgit (Eds.): Educational Policy and Gender. A European Comparison; Scherb, Ute: I am standing in the sun feeling my wings grow… Female Students and Scientists at the University of Freiburg since 1900 until Today; Maul, Bärbel: Female Academics in the Postwar Period. A Comparison between the Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR.