Apostolos Gerontas
Biographic Data
| ID | 9115402 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Apostolos Gerontas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Apostolos |
| FAMILY NAME | Gerontas |
| SIGNATURE | GERONTAS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | European Union |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4459-5515 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The first steps of chromatography
The early history of chromatography presents a philosophically revealing pattern: a major transformation in scientific practice that neither followed nor produced any corresponding crisis in scientific theory. When Mikhail Tswett introduced chromatographic adsorption analysis in the first years of the twentieth century, the technique was rejected despite its practical efficacy. It was revived in the early 1930s by Richard Kuhn and Edgar Lederer, …
“A good man cannot teach zoology”
This paper traces the transformation of biology’s self-image through the concept of molecularism: the cultural myth that crystallised around the success of molecular biology in the twentieth century. Beginning with Theodosius Dobzhansky’s 1964 observation that “a good man cannot teach zoology” — a symptom of the internal devaluation of an entire epistemic tradition — the paper argues that molecular biology did not merely adopt chemical methods bu…
“Sharp of taste”
Acidic substances were known for thousands of years, and their macroscopic-sensory characteristics were reflected by words in most ancient languages. In the Western canon, the history of the concept of acidity goes back to Ancient Greece. In Greek, the word associated with acidity from its early literary references was ὀξύς (“sharp”), and still in contemporary Greek the words “sour” and “acidic” have the same root. This paper makes a short presen…
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“Sharp of taste”
Acidic substances were known for thousands of years, and their macroscopic-sensory characteristics were reflected by words in most ancient languages. In the Western canon, the history of the concept of acidity goes back to Ancient Greece. In Greek, the word associated with acidity from its early literary references was ὀξύς (“sharp”), and still in contemporary Greek the words “sour” and “acidic” have the same root. This paper makes a short presen…
The first steps of chromatography
The early history of chromatography presents a philosophically revealing pattern: a major transformation in scientific practice that neither followed nor produced any corresponding crisis in scientific theory. When Mikhail Tswett introduced chromatographic adsorption analysis in the first years of the twentieth century, the technique was rejected despite its practical efficacy. It was revived in the early 1930s by Richard Kuhn and Edgar Lederer, …
“A good man cannot teach zoology”
This paper traces the transformation of biology’s self-image through the concept of molecularism: the cultural myth that crystallised around the success of molecular biology in the twentieth century. Beginning with Theodosius Dobzhansky’s 1964 observation that “a good man cannot teach zoology” — a symptom of the internal devaluation of an entire epistemic tradition — the paper argues that molecular biology did not merely adopt chemical methods bu…
Philosophy and History of Science (2 works) · Philosophy of science (2 works) · Ancient Greek (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (1 work) · Chemistry (1 work) · Classics (1 work) · Conceptual change (1 work) · Conceptual history (1 work)