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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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The Forman Thesis; Quantum Physics in Its Cultural Context: Revisiting the Forman Thesis; Comparative Cases: Cross-Disciplinary and Cross-Cultural.

Weimar Culture And Quantum Mechanics: Selected

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      Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/05/2011
      ISBN13: 9789814293112, 978-9814293112
      ISBN10: 9814293113

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents
      The Forman Thesis; Quantum Physics in Its Cultural Context: Revisiting the Forman Thesis; Comparative Cases: Cross-Disciplinary and Cross-Cultural.

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