פרופ' שאול קציר

סגל אקדמי בכיר במכון להסטוריה ופילוסופיה של המדעים
ראש מכון במכון להסטוריה ופילוסופיה של המדעים
מכון להסטוריה ופילוסופיה של המדעים סגל אקדמי בכיר
פרופ' שאול קציר
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about

I am the director of the Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas. My interests and teaching range from ancient Greek to twentieth century science and technology in their social, philosophical, cultural and practical contexts. The focus of my research is in the history of the physical sciences and of physics-based technologies (especially those related to electricity and electronics) and their interactions in the 19th and 20th centuries. The main themes of my research include the relationships between science and technology, the role of and interactions between traditions and styles of research and their developments, theory development and choice including explanatory (molecular) theory versus phenomenological and general approach like those employing symmetry and energy, precise experimentation, measurements and measurement standards (in particular of time). I examine the development of physics by looking at “mundane” fields of study like piezoelectricity and electromagnetism as well as examining more famous and revolutionary fields like relativity and early quantum theory and emergence of central principles like those of energy conservation and symmetry.

Publications

Sonar to Quartz Clock: Technology and Physics in War, Academy, and Industry, Oxford UP 2023

 

 

Selected articles in full text (for full list see cv)

 

 

 

Videos and audios of public talks

 

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