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Born
Alan Francis Chalmers was born in 1939 in Bristol, Enlgand. Throughout his life, he wrote a couple books and taught philosophy of science with the intent that anyone at a beginner level would be able to understand it. -
Bachelor's Degree
Chalmer's graduates from the University of Bristol with a bachelor's degree of science in physics. -
Master's Degree
Alan F. Chlalmers goes on to earn his Master's degree of Science in physics from the University of Manchester. He went on to teach two years of math and physics after his graduation. -
Earns his PhD
Chalmers entered into the University of London in the philosophy of science program. He wrote his dissertation on the Electromagnetic Theory of James Clerk Maxwell. He received his PhD in history and philosophy of science in 1971. -
What Is This Thing Called Science?
This textbook was written by Alan Chalmers and first published in 1967. In his book, Chalmers simplifies complex philosophical ideas about science so that the general audience can easily understand what they are reading about. He puts emphasis on how evidence is collected and that science is always open for new evidence. It also talks about the roles of observing and experimenting to support theories. -
Science and its Fabrications
Chalmers goes on to write another book published by University of Minnesota Press in 1990. "Chalmers demonstrates how a qualified defense of science that occupies the middle ground between ideological glorifications and radical denials or rejections of it is possible"(University of Minnesota Press, 1990). -
Centenary Medal
Chalmers went to Australia to continue his teaching and studies on hstory and philosophy of science. Chalmers was awarded a Centenary Medal by the Australian Government, on behalf of the Queen, for ‘Services to the Humanities in the area of History and Philosophy of Science’ in 2003. -
The Scientist's Atom and the Philosopher's Stone
Chalmers writes another book on the development of the concept of an atom. It is the only book that covers the history of atomism in a scholarly way from Democritus to the twentieth century. "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"(Chalmers, 2009).