Holton, Gerald James

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Name (Hebrew)
הולטון, ג'רלד
Name (Latin)
Holton, Gerald James
Other forms of name
Holton, Gerald James, 1922-
Geralton, James
Holton, Gerald
Date of birth
1922-05-23
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
b. May 23, 1922
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 32004998
Wikidata: Q935051
Library of congress: n 50000830
Sources of Information
  • His The story of sound. 1948.
  • Albert Einstein, historical & cultural perspectives, c1982:t.p. (Gerald Holton)
  • His The advancement of science and its burdens, 1986- :CIP v. 1, t.p. (Gerald Holton; Mallinckrodt prof. of physics and prof. of the hist. of science, Harvard Univ.)
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Wikipedia description:

Gerald James Holton (born May 23, 1922) is a German-born American physicist, historian of science, and educator, whose professional interests also include philosophy of science and the fostering of careers of young men and women. He is Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and professor of the history of science, emeritus, at Harvard University. His contributions range from physical science and its history to their professional and public understanding, from studies on gender problems and ethics in science careers to those on the role of immigrants. These have been acknowledged by an unusually wide spectrum of appointments and honors, from physics to initiatives in education and other national, societal issues, to contributions for which he was selected, as the first scientist, to give the tenth annual Jefferson Lecture that the National Endowment for the Humanities describes as, “the highest honor the federal government confers for distinguished achievement in the humanities”.

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