This volume reprints Paul Forman's classic papers on the history of the scientific profession in post-World War I Germany and the invention of quantum mechanics. The Forman thesis became famous for its demonstration of the cultural conditioning of scientific knowledge, in particular by showing the historical connection between the culture of Weimar Germany — known for its irrationality and antiscientism — and the emerging concept of quantum acausality. From the moment of its publication, Forman's research provoked intense historical and philosophical debates. In 2007, participants at an international conference in Vancouver, Canada, discussed the implications of the Forman thesis for contemporary historiography. Their contributions collected in this volume represent cutting-edge research on the history of the quantum revolution and of German science.
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At the 2007 international conference in Vancouver, Canada, leading historians of physics discussed the implications of the Forman thesis in the historiography of modern science. This title collects their papers that represent the research on the history of quantum revolution.
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The Forman Thesis; Quantum Physics in Its Cultural Context: Revisiting the Forman Thesis; Comparative Cases: Cross-Disciplinary and Cross-Cultural.

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ISBN
9789814293112
Publisert
2011-05-12
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
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Engelsk
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Antall sider
560