Essay| February 01 2024 Decolonization and Self-Reflection: Teaching the Korean History of Science in South Korea Jongsik Christian Yi Jongsik Christian Yi Pohang University of Science and Technology jongsikyi@postech.ac.kr Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar jongsikyi@postech.ac.kr Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences (2024) 54 (1): 121–124. https://doi.org/10.1525/hsns.2024.54.1.121 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Jongsik Christian Yi; Decolonization and Self-Reflection: Teaching the Korean History of Science in South Korea. Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences 1 February 2024; 54 (1): 121–124. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/hsns.2024.54.1.121 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentHistorical Studies in the Natural Sciences Search Pohang, a coastal city in the southeastern Korean peninsula, is known as Korea's "Steel Capital." In 1970, the state-owned Pohang Iron and Steel Company (POSCO) established what was then the world's largest steel mill. As the steel industry expanded, POSCO strengthened its research and development sector and in 1986 founded Pohang University of Science and Technology (Postech), thought to have been modeled upon the California Institute of Technology. Expected to become a Korean Caltech that would produce future Nobel laureates, Postech quickly grew into one of South Korea's most prestigious institutions of higher education. After completing my doctorate in the history of science at Harvard in 2022, I accepted a position teaching the history of science and Science and Technology Studies (STS) at Postech. Preparing one of my first undergraduate courses, "History of Science and Technology in Twentieth-Century Korea," proved challenging. The specific pairing of science with modern Korea struck... You do not currently have access to this content.