Philosophy of Science
Today is the birthday of Sir Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton (1643). He was born very prematurely, and it was said that he could fit into a quart pot. His father had died
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Biographies
today is Johannes Kepler’s birthday
December 27th – It’s the birthday of astronomer Johannes Kepler, born to a poor mercenary in Württemberg, Germany (1571), who tracked the orbital path of
Biographies
the anarcho-psychology of Peter Kropotkin
The era which preceded the Great War was a time of tremendous intellectual revolution. These revolutions occurred in almost every field and stretched the full
Biographies
Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630) was a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer. A key figure in the 17th century scientific revolution, he is best known for his laws of
Philosophy of Science
Thomas S. Kuhn’s Structure of Scientific Revolutions
SYNOPSIS: The book “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” by Thomas S. Kuhn is a landmark in intellectual history that challenges the traditional view of the
Chronobiology
Alexander Chizhevsky
In the annals of unconventional scientific history, few figures are as intriguing as Alexander Leonidovich Chizhevsky (1897–1964). A true Soviet-era polymath—biophysicist, historian, poet, and painter—Chizhevsky
Chronobiology
Jevons and solar cycles
William Stanley Jevons (1835-1882) English economist and logician Jevons’ Sunspot Theory: From Curious Coincidence to Discredited Idea In the late 19th century, the prominent British
Philosophy of Science
Jacques Ellul (1912-1994)
Jacques Ellul comments that while Technique is able to liberate man from the constraints of time and space that can never engender freedom. Ellul seems