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Alan Chalmers life span
Alan Chalmers was born in Bristol, United Kingdom in 1939. He is still alive today, but is retired from his work. He graduated from the university of Bristol in 1961 and received a MSc at the University of Manchester in 1964. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3MyVHf31Zs(http://www.timetoast.com) -
What is This Thing Called Science?
Originally published in 1976, the textbook is renowned in the field of philosophy of science. The book currently is on the fourth edition. The textbook is about, "reasons for doubting that facts acquired by observation and experiments are as straightforward and secure as has traditionally been assumed." serve, co. Alan Chalmers, 28 Feb. 2017, http://www.coserve.com.au/B8-Chalmers.htm#:~:text=Alan%20Chalmers&text=Alan%20works%20in%20the%20history,the%20history%20of%20the%20atom. -
Science and Its Fabrication
This book was written to defend science as the middle ground between radical denials and ideological glorifications. It also talks about the limitations of science. -
The Scientist's Atom and the Philosopher's Stone
This textbook was written in June of 2009 and talks about the theories of atoms. "By critically reflecting on the various versions of atomic theories of the past the author is able to grapple with the question of what sets scientific knowledge apart from other kinds of knowledge, philosophical knowledge in particular."