A Tale of Seven Scientists and a New Philosophy of Science

ISBN: 9780190232993 出版年：2016 页码：263 Scerri, Eric Oxford University Press

Scerri discusses several less-recognized scientists who worked throughout the twentieth century, and shows how their contributions were just as key to scientific development as those of more commonly known figures. These include Anton van den Broek, who helped pioneer the atomic number, and Edward Stoner, who was the first to apply the third quantum number to the understanding the physics of the atom. Throughout, Scerri discusses the nature of scientific revolution, arguing that it is the product of a complex community functioning as a single organism.