Physics As a Calling, Science for Society: Studies in Honour of A. J. Kox - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9087281986 ISBN 13 : 9789087281984

Editeur : Leiden University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Physics as a Calling, Science for Society is a token of appreciation for A. J. Kox on his retirement as Pieter Zeeman Professor of History of Science at the University of Amsterdam. The papers, written by close colleagues from the Netherlands and abroad, reflect Kox' own fields of interest: physics and Dutch science in the period 1850-1950. The book focuses especially on the two towering figures of theoretical physics to whom Kox has devoted a large part of his professional life: Hendrik Lorentz and Albert Einstein. A central theme in many of the contributions is the tension that existed in this period between fundamental science and social concerns.

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À propos de l'auteur

Arne Maas is professor of marketing at theRotterdam Business School ofRotterdam University inthe Netherlands.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The contributions in this volume cover the period between roughly 1850 and 1950, focusing for the most part on Dutch science. We find out why the world-famous Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory lost its leading position in the 1930s, how research on hormones and vitamins was established in the Netherlands, and how the discipline of modern experimental physics was strongly influenced by practices in astronomy.

By the first half of the twentieth century, fundamental research had acquired an almost inviolable position in society. This book makes clear, above all, that even during this heyday of ivory tower-science, scientists could not escape contact with the world outside academia. We see how reputable Dutch scientists get involved, quite against their will, in extensive investigations on dowsing and earth rays. And the reception of the theory of relativity in the Netherlands appears to have been determined to a large extent by social interests outside the field of physics. Also, we see that even while developing his theory of relativity Einstein was a far cry from a scientist working in isolation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Leiden University Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9087281986
• ISBN 13: 9789087281984
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 227
• Éditeur: Maas Ad, Schatz Henriette
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne