Nahum Kipnis
Biographic Data
| ID | 2544897 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nahum Kipnis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nahum |
| FAMILY NAME | Kipnis |
| SIGNATURE | KIPNIS N |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2946-9190 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Optics in the Age of Euler
968 Book Reviews TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE his major contribution may be to remind us that inventions are the creation of discrete content as well as cognitive process, of local knowledge as much as blinding insight. William S. Pretzer Dr. Pretzer, director of educational programs at Henry Ford Museum & Green field Village, recently completed a term on the National Commission for Technology Education, a K-12 educational standards project. Optics in…
Optics in the Age of Euler
According to received historiography, the fundamental issue in eighteenth-century optics was whether light could be understood as the emission of particles, or as the motion of waves in a subtle medium. Moreover, the emission theory of light was supposed to have been dominant in the eighteenth century, backed by Newton's physical arguments. This picture is enriched and qualified by focusing on the origins, contents and reception of the wave theor…
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Optics in the Age of Euler
968 Book Reviews TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE his major contribution may be to remind us that inventions are the creation of discrete content as well as cognitive process, of local knowledge as much as blinding insight. William S. Pretzer Dr. Pretzer, director of educational programs at Henry Ford Museum & Green field Village, recently completed a term on the National Commission for Technology Education, a K-12 educational standards project. Optics in…
Optics in the Age of Euler
According to received historiography, the fundamental issue in eighteenth-century optics was whether light could be understood as the emission of particles, or as the motion of waves in a subtle medium. Moreover, the emission theory of light was supposed to have been dominant in the eighteenth century, backed by Newton's physical arguments. This picture is enriched and qualified by focusing on the origins, contents and reception of the wave theor…
Historical Philosophy and Science (2 works) · History of Science and Medicine (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work) · Art history (1 work) · Classical mechanics (1 work) · Classics (1 work) · Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies (1 work) · Euler's formula (1 work) · German (1 work) · History (1 work)