John L. Heilbron

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John Lewis Heilbron (March 17, 1934 – November 5, 2023) was an American

Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences
for twenty-five years.

Biography

Born in

Lowell Forensic Society. He received his A.B. (1955) and M.A. (1958) degrees in physics and his Ph.D. (1964) in history from the University of California, Berkeley.[1] He was Thomas Kuhn's graduate student in the 1960s when Kuhn was writing The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.[2]

Heilbron was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.[3] He died on November 5, 2023, at the age of 89.[1]

Author

In additition to his university work, Heilbron authored over 20 books primarily dealing with the history of science; they included studies of phenomena such as geometry, electricity and quantum physics, as well as biographies of scientists such as Galileo and Max Planck.[4] His approach saw him investigating the influence of politics, personalities and institutions on the emergence of new scientific ideas.[2] His study of the relationship between the church and science, The Sun in the Church: Cathedrals as Solar Observatories, was awarded the profession's highest prize, the Pfizer Prize from the History of Science Society.[1][2]

Awards and honors

Main books

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d "In Memoriam, John L. Heilbron, 1934-2023 | Department of History". history.berkeley.edu. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. ^
    ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences: John L. Heilbron". Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  4. PMID 38263309
    .
  5. ^ "John L. Heilbron". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  7. ^ "Benjamin Franklin in Europe: electrician, academician, politician | Royal Society". royalsociety.org. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  8. ^ Gingerich, Owen (December 24, 2010). "Starry Messenger (joint review of Galileo by J. L. Heilbron and Galileo: Watcher of the Skies by David Wootton)". NY Times. (See David Wootton.)

References

  • Brief biography in AIP Center for History of Physics Newsletter, Volume XXXVIII, No. 1, Spring 2006.

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