Peter Galison on Einstein - Great Teachers

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In this brief mini-lecture, Peter Galison speaks about the genesis and wider cultural consequences of Einstein's Theory of Relativity. The lecture takes place in Harvard's Museum of Scientific Instruments, a collection that, under Professor Galison's guidance, has become increasingly central to Harvard's teaching community. Peter Galison is the Joseph Pellegrino University Professor in the Department of the History of Science, and the Department of Physics. Galison's work explores the complex interaction between three principal subcultures of twentieth century physics -- experimentation, instrumentation, and theory. He is interested in the intersection of philosophical and historical questions such as these: What, at a given time, convinces people that an experiment is correct? How do scientific subcultures form interlanguages of theory and things at their mutual borders—and borders that link physics with film, philosophy, technology, and national security.

Published 2012-04-05 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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