The Witches' Sabbath
The First International Solvay Congress in Physics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4516537 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diana Barkan (Institute for Advanced Study, corresponding author), Diana Kormos Barkan |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 59-82 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science in Context (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-8897 • E-ISSN: 1474-0664 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0269889700001319 |
| OpenAlex | W2088636512 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 9 |
The ArgumentThis paper is about the context of Albert Einstein's concerns at the time of a most intense intellectual effort - his own and that of a small group of scientists concerned with classical quantum theory. I describe contemporaneous interactions and differing views about the prospects for and the significance of the First Solvay Congress of 1911 as voiced by major participants. There are two axes around which the paper evolves: the Einstein-Nernst-Lorentz dialogue and the public institutional creation of the "Solvay" stage. In certain ways, this paper is about personal and institutional patronage: the working out of a difficult theoretical impasse requires individual and collective moral support. It is about the forging of the identity of a scientific problem and the personal and institutional setting, the public space, in which this problem was collectively addressed. But I also uncover heuristic playfulness and flexibility which accompanies theoretical change
Collective identity · Economics · Einstein · Epistemology · Management · Neoclassical economics · Physics · Political science · Public good · Quantum mechanics · Sociology · History · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Philosophy, Science, and History · Quantum Mechanics and Applications
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2009 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |