The present volume, compiled in honor of an outstanding
historian of science, physicist and exceptional human being, Sam
Schweber, is unique in assembling a broad spectrum of positions on
the history of science by some of its leading representatives.
Readers will find it illuminating to learn how prominent authors
judge the current status and the future perspectives of their
field. Students will find this volume helpful as a guide in a
fragmented field that continues to be dominated by idiosyncratic
expertise and that still lacks a methodical canon. The essays were
written in response to our invitation to explicate the views of the
authors concerning the state of the history of science today and
the issues we felt are related to its future. Although not all of
the scholars whom we asked to write have contributed an essay, this
volume can nevertheless be considered as a rather comprehensive
survey of the present state of the history of science. All of the
papers collected here reflect in one way or another the strong
influence Sam Schweber has exerted during the past decades in his
gentle way, on the history of science as well as on the lives of
many of its protagonists worldwide. All who have had the
opportunity of encountering him have benefited from his advice,
benevolence, and friendship. Sam Schweber s intellectual taste, his
passion for knowledge, and his erudition are all encompassing. It,
therefore, seemed fitting to honor him with a collection of essays
of comparable breadth; nothing less would suffice."
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