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The Scientific Origins of Controlled Fusion Technology

In Articles, History of Physics and Philosophy by simonJanuary 1, 1987

Annals of Science 44: 143-168 (1987).

Niels Bohr: a World Beyond Visualization

In Articles, History of Physics and Philosophy by simonJanuary 1, 1987

In R.Porter ed, Man Masters Nature (London: BBC Publications, 1987).

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James Clerk Maxwell and the Theory of the Electromagnetic Field

In Books, History of Physics and Philosophy by simonJanuary 1, 1986

Adam Hilger, 1986. This book traces the development of electromagnetic theory up to and including the various formulations of the theory developed by James Clerk Maxwell. The emphasis is upon …

The History of Complementarity

In Articles, History of Physics and Philosophy by simonJanuary 1, 1985

Rivista di Storia della Scienza 3: 391-407 (1985).

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The Evolution of William Rowan Hamilton’s View of Algebra as the Science of Pure Time

In Articles, History of Physics and Philosophy by simonJanuary 1, 1984

Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science 15: 63-81 (1984).

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Weimar Culture and Quantum Causality

In Articles, History of Physics and Philosophy by simonJanuary 1, 1984

History of Science 18: 155-180 (1980). Reprinted (1980) in Darwin to Einstein: Historical Studies on Science and Belief (London: Longman / Open University); (1994) in German translation in K.von Meyenn, …

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The Creation of Quantum Mechanics and the Bohr Pauli Dialogue

In Books, History of Physics and Philosophy by simonJanuary 1, 1984

Kluwer / Springer, 1984Drawing on the correspondence between Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg and Wolfgang Pauli, this book tells the story of how quantum mechanics emerged from their combined efforts to …

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Monopoles Before Dirac

In Articles, History of Physics and Philosophy by simonJanuary 1, 1983

Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science 14: 81-87 (1983).

Understanding Science

In Articles, History of Physics and Philosophy by simonJanuary 1, 1983

History of Science 21: 415-424 (1983).

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Mayer, Herschel and Prévost on the Solar Motion

In Articles, History of Physics and Philosophy by simonJanuary 1, 1982

Annals of Science 39: 61-75 (1982).

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