Gerald Holton

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American physicist and historian

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Gerald James Holton is an American physicist, historian of science, and educator, whose professional interests also include philosophy of science and the fostering of careers of young men and women. He is Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and... Wikipedia

Born: 1922 (age 101 years), Berlin, Germany

Education: Harvard University (1948), Wesleyan University, and Oxford Brookes University

Edited works: Helping Young Refugees and Immigrants Succeed: Public Policy, Aid, and Education, Excellence and leadership in a democracy, The project physics course: tests. The triumph of mechanics, and more

Doctoral advisor: Percy Williams Bridgman

Books

Thematic Origins of Scientific Thought

1973