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

By Mansoor Niaz and Niaz

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

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402096259
• ISBN13: 9781402096259
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"