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Birth
Nancy was born in Pennsylvania. -
Postdoctorate
Fellowship at US National Science Foundation, Cambridge University -
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Continued Fellowships
Participated in fellowships at University of Pittsburg, ZiF, Wissenschaftskolleg, MacArthur Foundation, Princeton, and British Academy within a 10 year span. -
First Book
Nancy published her first book in 1983.
Cartwright, N. (1983). How the Laws of Physics Lie. Oxford University Press -
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Memberships
Nancy became members of esteemed foundations including Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina (The German National Academy of Natural Science), American Academy of Arts and Science, and Nuffield College, Oxford. -
Award
Nancy received her first award in 2009, the Chancellor’s Associates Faculty Excellence Award for Excellence in Research in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of California at San Diego -
Distinguished Professor
Nancy received the Tsing Hua Honorary Distinguished Chair Professor in 2012. -
Phi Betta Kappa
Alongside Elliot Sober, Nancy received The Martin R. Lebowitz Prize for Philosophical Achievement awarded by the Phi Beta Kappa Society for their work on "Is There Such a Thing as The Scientific Method?". This is her most recent award to date. -
Most Recent Book
Nancy's most recent publication
Cartwright, Nancy (2019). Nature the Artful Modeler: Lectures on Laws, Science, How Nature Arranges the World, and How We Can Arrange It Better. The 2017 Carus Lectures. Open Court -
Where is She Now?
Nancy Cartwright FBA FAcSS is a Professor of Philosophy at Durham University and a Distinguished Professor at the University of California, San Diego. At Durham she is also the co-Director of the Centre for Humanities engaging Science and Society.
