The highly acclaimed first edition of this major work convincingly
established Gerald Holton's analysis of the ways scientific ideas
evolve. His concept of "themata," induced from case studies with
special attention to the work of Einstein, has become one of the
chief tools for understanding scientific progress. It is now one of
the main approaches in the study of the initiation and acceptance
of individual scientific insights. Three principal consequences of
this perspective extend beyond the study of the history of science
itself. It provides philosophers of science with the kind of raw
material on which some of the best work in their field is based. It
helps intellectual historians to redefine the place of modern
science in contemporary culture by identifying influences on the
scientific imagination. And it prompts educators to reexamine the
conventional concepts of education in science. In this new edition,
Holton has masterfully reshaped the contents and widened the
coverage. Significant new material has been added, including a
penetrating account of the advent of quantum physics in the United
States, and a broad consideration of the integrity of science, as
exemplified in the work of Niels Bohr. In addition, a revised
introduction and a new postscript provide an updated perspective on
the role of themata. The result of this thoroughgoing revision is
an indispensable volume for scholars and students of scientific
thought and intellectual history.
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