Critical Appraisal of Physical Science as a Human Enterprise: Dynamics of Scientific Progress

摘要: Dedication Acknowledgments Introduction Quantitative imperative vs the of presuppositions Understanding scientific progress: From Duhem to Lakatos Kinetic theory: Maxwell's Presuppositions Periodic table chemical elements: Mendeleev Moseley Foundations modern atomic Thomson, Rutherford, and Bohr Determination elementary electrical charge: Millikan Ehrenhaft Paradox photoelectric effect: Einstein Bending light in 1919 eclipse experiments: Eddington Lewis's covalent bond: transfer electrons sharing Quantum mechanics: Bohm Wave-particle duality: De Broglie, Schrodinger Searching for quarks: Perl's philosophy speculative experiments Conclusion: Inductive method as a chimera References Index