Biographies in the History of Physics: Actors, Objects, Institutions - Couverture rigide

 
9783030485085: Biographies in the History of Physics: Actors, Objects, Institutions
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ISBN 10 : 3030485080 ISBN 13 : 9783030485085
Editeur : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020

Synopsis

This book sheds new light on the biographical approach in the history of physics by including the biographies of scientific objects, institutions, and concepts. What is a biography? Can biographies also be written for non-human subjects like scientific instruments, institutions or concepts? The respective chapters of this book discuss these controversial questions using examples from the history of physics. By approaching biography as metaphor, it transcends the boundaries between various perspectives on the history of physics, and enriches our grasp of the past.

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À propos de l?auteur

Christian Forstner is a Heisenberg-Fellow at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany. Graduated in physics, he started a career in the history of science. His research focuses on the history of quantum mechanics and nuclear physics, science and society, and the material culture of physics. He was vice-president of the international Commission for the History of Modern Physics and serves as chairman of the Division for the History of Physics of the German Physical Society.

Mark Walker is the John Bigelow Professor of History at Union College in Schenectady, NY, USA, where he teaches modern European history and the history of science and technology. His research focuses on the history of science, medicine, technology, and National Socialism from the First World War to the postwar Cold War era, including comparative perspectives.


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Éditeur
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3030485080
ISBN 13 
9783030485085
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
330
Éditeur
Forstner Christian, Walker Mark
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ISBN 10 :  3030485110 ISBN 13 :  9783030485115
Editeur : Springer, 2021
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