Alan chalmers

Alan Chalmers Timeline

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  • Alan Chalmers

    Alan Chalmers
    Alan Chalmers is a philosopher of science born in Bristol, United Kingdom. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in physics at the University of Bristol in 1961. He obtained his Master of Science in physics at the University of Manchester in 1964. Finally, he obtained his Ph.D. from the University in London for his work on the electromagnetic theory that was created by James Clerk Maxwell.

  • The first book

    The first book
    Alan Chalmers wrote his book to describe the reasons for doubting that facts that come from observation and experiments are as correct and secure as we usually think they are. He goes over different schools of thought and carefully questions them. He shows that scientific knowledge cannot be proved nor disproved by referencing the facts.

  • What Is This Thing Called Science?

    Chalmers, Alan. What Is This Thing Called Science? 4th ed., University of Queensland Press, 2013.

  • Atomism from the 17th to the 20th Century

    Chalmers, Alan, "Atomism from the 17th to the 20th Century", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2019 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2019/entries/atomism-modern/.

  • History of Atoms

    Alan Chalmers wrote a book detailing the history of theories about the atom. It starts with the Greek philosopher Democritus and goes all the way to the 20th century. It is a reflection of the past theories about the atom. He contrasts the differences between philosophical theories and scientific theories about what the world is made out of. It was the first work to lay out all the theories throughout time of the theories of atoms.

  • The Scientist's Atom and the Philosopher's Stone

    The Scientist's Atom and the Philosopher's Stone
    Chalmers, Alan F. The Scientist's Atom and the Philosopher's Stone: How Science Succeeded and Philosophy Failed to Gain Knowledge to Atom. Dordrecht: Springer, 2009. Print.

  • This Thing Called Science Video

    Youtube

  • Pressure

    Pressure
    Alan Chalmers took a look at the development of hydrostatics as a science. He brings a new light to the nature of science and the Scientific Revolution. He goes over the science of hydrostatics from ancient philosophers such as Galileo and Descartes to more modern scientists such as Newton and Boyle.

  • One Hundred Years of Pressure

    Chalmers, A F. One Hundred Years of Pressure: Hydrostatics from Stevin to Newton. , 2017. Internet resource.