DownloadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2024

Experiment, Right or Wrong

Allan Franklin author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:12th Jun '08

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

This paperback is available in another edition too:

Experiment, Right or Wrong cover

In Experiment, Right or Wrong, Allan Franklin continues his investigation of the history and philosophy of experiment.

In Experiment, Right or Wrong, Allan Franklin continues his investigation of the history and philosophy of experiment presented in his previous book, The Neglect of Experiment.In Experiment, Right or Wrong, Allan Franklin continues his investigation of the history and philosophy of experiment presented in his previous book, The Neglect of Experiment. Using a combination of case studies and philosophical readings of those studies, Franklin again addresses two important questions: (1) What role does and should experiment play in the choice between competing theories and in the confirmation or refutation of theories and hypotheses? (2) How do we come to believe reasonably in experimental results? Experiment, Right or Wrong makes a significant contribution to an important area in contemporary history and philosophy of science. Philosophers and historians of science, physicists, and advanced students in these areas will find much of interest in this engaging study.

"For accounts of how experiments in modern physics are actually conducted and validated, Franklin's books rank with Peter Galison's 'How Experiments End' as the best we have." John Earman, Foundations of Physics
"Allan Franklin is among those who believe that 'experiment has a life of its own. He has been extensively studying scientific experiments, and his new book presents some of his findings...It provides an excellent example of today's scholarship in the history of modern science." Yuelin Zhu, ISIS

ISBN: 9780521064774

Dimensions: 228mm x 151mm x 14mm

Weight: 362g

244 pages