Showing papers on "Applied science published in 1980"

Models in Physics: Some Pedagogical Reflections based on The History of Science

Abstract: (1980). Models in Physics: Some Pedagogical Reflections based on The History of Science. European Journal of Science Education: Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 15-23.

The Dynamics of Science and Technology: Social Values, Technical Norms, and Scientific Criteria in the Development of Knowledge

Abstract: I Science and Technology The Conceptual Distinction Reconsidered.- Physics - Natural Science or Technology?.- Goal Direction of Scientific Research.- II The Interrelation between Science and Technology A Close-up View at Determining Factors.- Millwrights and Engineers, Science, Social Roles, and the Evolution of the Turbine in America.- Science, Technology and Economics: The Invention of Radio as a Case Study.- On the Relation between Technology and Science - Goals of Knowledge and Dynamics of Theories. The Example of Combustion Technology, Thermodynamics and Fluidmechanics.- III Science and Technology in Their Social Context.- Technology Academised: Education and Training of the Engineer in the 19th Century.- The Coming of the Assembly Line to Europe.- Ideologies of 'Art' and 'Science' in Medicine: The Transition from Medical Care to the Application of Technique in the British Medical Profession.- IV The Scientification of Technology.- The 'Scientification' of Technology.- The Relation between Science and Technology - A Sociological Explanation.

Interrelations between History of Science and Philosophy of Science in Research in the Development of Technical Sciences

Abstract: Prof. E. Aggazzi’s report presents some ideas on the evolution in philosophy of science and history of science. He is quite justified in noting that the general trend of their progress points towards close interaction between these branches of knowledge.