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Bruce Hunt

Curtin University, Western Australia
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  • Curtin University, Western Australia
    Graduate student
Bentley, Western Australia, Australia
Areas of Interest
Epistemology
Logic and Philosophy of Logic
Philosophy of Computing and Information
Philosophy of Mathematics
Philosophy of Physical Science
Philosophy of Probability
General Philosophy of Science
Continental Philosophy
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  • All publications (25)
  •  41
    Victorian physics meets industrial capitalism: Crosbie Smith and M. Norton Wise: Energy and empire: A biographical study of Lord Kelvin, 2 volume set. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009, 892pp, £43.00 PB
    Metascience 21 (1): 119-124. 2011.
    Victorian physics meets industrial capitalism Content Type Journal Article Pages 1-6 DOI 10.1007/s11016-011-9554-0 Authors Bruce J. Hunt, History Department, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station B7000, Austin, TX 78712-0220, USA Journal Metascience Online ISSN 1467-9981 Print ISSN 0815-0796
    20th Century Philosophy
  •  14
    Jed Z. Buchwald and Andrew Warwick , histories of the electron: The birth of microphysics. Dibner institute studies in the history of science and technology. Cambridge, ma and London: Mit press, 2001. Pp. XI+514. Isbn 0-262-02494-2. £37.95 (review)
    British Journal for the History of Science 38 (1): 117-118. 2005.
  •  13
    B ASIL M AHON, The Man Who Changed Everything: The Life of James Clerk Maxwell. Chichester: John Wiley, 2003. Pp. xx+226. ISBN 0-470-86088-X. £18.99 (review)
    British Journal for the History of Science 39 (2): 303-303. 2006.
    Electromagnetism
  •  12
    Robert Fox;, Graeme Gooday . Physics in Oxford, 1839–1939: Laboratories, Learning, and College Life. xix + 386 pp., illus., tables. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. £60 (review)
    Isis 97 (4): 767-768. 2006.
  •  12
    Iwan Rhys Morus, William Robert Grove: Victorian Gentleman of Science. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2017. Pp. 172. ISBN 978-1-78683-004-3. £16.99 (review)
    British Journal for the History of Science 51 (1): 164-165. 2018.
  •  12
    Ken Beauchamp, history of telegraphy: Its technology and application. Iee history of technology series, 26. London: Institution of electrical engineers, 2001. Pp. XXIII+413. Isbn 0-85296-792-6. £55.00, $95.00 (review)
    British Journal for the History of Science 35 (3): 347-379. 2002.
  •  12
    P. M. HARMAN , The Scientific Letters and Papers of James Clerk Maxwell. Volume I: 1846–1862. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. xxviii+748. ISBN 0-521-25625-9. $195.00 . Volume II: 1862–1873. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. Pp. xxx+999. ISBN 0-521-25626-7. $285.00 . Volume III: 1873–1879. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Pp. xxvii+932. ISBN 0-521-25627-5. £210.00, $315.00 (review)
    British Journal for the History of Science 38 (4): 485-487. 2005.
  •  9
    Ian R. Bartky. One Time Fits All: The Campaigns for Global Uniformity. xxi + 292 pp., illus., tables, bibl., index. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 2007. $49.95 (review)
    Isis 100 (1): 168-169. 2009.
  •  8
    David Kaiser , pedagogy and the practice of science: Historical and contemporary perspectives. Cambridge, ma and London: Mit press, 2005. Pp. VI+426. Isbn 0-262-11288-4. £29.95 (review)
    British Journal for the History of Science 40 (1): 144-145. 2007.
    Social and Political Philosophy
  •  8
    History of Telegraphy: Its Technology and Application (review)
    British Journal for the History of Science 35 (3): 347-379. 2002.
    Ethics
  •  7
    Histories of the Electron: The Birth of Microphysics (review)
    British Journal for the History of Science 38 (1): 117-118. 2005.
    Quantum Mechanics
  •  6
    The Correspondence of Michael Faraday. Volume 4: January 1849-October 1855, Letters 2146-3032. Michael Faraday, Frank A. J. L. James (review)
    Isis 91 (4): 792-794. 2000.
    Electromagnetism
  •  6
    Gavin Weightman. Signor Marconi’s Magic Box: The Most Remarkable Invention of the Nineteenth Century and the Amateur Inventor Whose Genius Sparked a Revolution. 312 pp., illus., index. Cambridge, Mass.: Da Capo/Perseus Books, 2003. $25 (review)
    Isis 95 (1): 154-155. 2004.
  •  5
    William Rosen. The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention. xxv + 376 pp., illus., index. Chicago/London: University of Chicago Press, 2012. $17 (review)
    Isis 104 (3): 601-601. 2013.
  •  5
    Physics in Oxford, 1839–1939: Laboratories, Learning, and College Life (review)
    Isis 97 767-768. 2006.
    History of Physics
  •  4
    Reviews (review)
    with Peter C. Kjærgaard, Rajinder Singh, Fokko Jan Dijksterhuis, Micah Ross, Donald B. Wagner, Paolo Palmieri, Helge Kragh, Christian Forstner, Marie Louise Thomsen, Adrian Rice, Jens HØyrup, Henrik Knudsen, Henry Nielsen, and Giora Hon
    Centaurus 48 (4): 314-336. 2006.
  •  4
    One Time Fits All: The Campaigns For Global Uniformity (review)
    Isis 100 168-169. 2009.
    History of Science
  •  3
    Helge Kragh, Ludvig Lorenz: A Nineteenth-Century Theoretical Physicist. Copenhagen: Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, 2018. Pp. 280. ISBN 978-8-7730-4417-9. DKK 240,00 (review)
    British Journal for the History of Science 52 (2): 370-372. 2019.
  •  2
    The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention (review)
    Isis 104 (3): 601-601. 2013.
    Philosophy of Technology, Misc
  •  1
    The Natural Philosophy of James Clerk Maxwell by P. M. Harman (review)
    Isis 91 370-371. 2000.
    History of PhysicsPhilosophy of Physics, Misc
  •  1
    Signor Marconi’s Magic Box: The Most Remarkable Invention of the Nineteenth Century and the Amateur Inventor Whose Genius Sparked a Revolution (review)
    Isis 95 154-155. 2004.
    History of Science
  •  1
    The Scientific Letters and Papers of James Clerk Maxwell. Volume I: 1846–1862 (review)
    British Journal for the History of Science 38 (4): 485-487. 2005.
    Electromagnetism
  •  1
    Letters to the Editor
    Isis 95 (3): 457-457. 2004.
  •  1
    The Correspondence of Michael Faraday. Volume 4: January 1849-October 1855, Letters 2146-3032 by Michael Faraday; Frank A. J. L. James (review)
    Isis 91 792-794. 2000.
    History of Physics
  • Scientific Credibility and Technical Standards in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Germany and Britain by Jed Z. Buchwald (review)
    Isis 90 128-129. 1999.
    History of Science
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