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    A Commentary on the Notes on Gravity in the Zürich Notebook
    with John D. Norton, Juergen Renn, Tilman Sauer, and Michel Janssen
    In John Norton (ed.), , . 1982.
  •  2
    Philipp Frank on Special Relativity: 1908–1912
    In Paola Cantù & Georg Schiemer (eds.), Logic, Epistemology, and Scientific Theories – From Peano to the Vienna Circle, Springer Nature Switzerland. pp. 283-301. 2023.
    Between 1908 and 1912, while working in Vienna, Philipp Frank wrote a dozen articles on relativity: the principle, as Einstein originally denominated it, or the theory, as others came to call it. This work was primarily responsible for his appointment in 1912 as Einstein's successor as Professor of Theoretical Physics at the German University in Prague. The paper places these articles into their narrower and broader historical context and relates them to the work of others.
  •  9
    Einstein and the History of General Relativity (edited book)
    with Don Howard
    Birkhäuser. 1989.
    Based upon the proceedings of the First International Conference on the History of General Relativity, held at Boston University's Osgood Hill Conference Center, North Andover, Massachusetts, 8-11 May 1986, this volume brings together essays by twelve prominent historians and philosophers of science and physicists. The topics range from the development of general relativity (John Norton, John Stachel) and its early reception (Carlo Cattani, Michelangelo De Maria, Anne Kox), through attempts to u…Read more
  •  3
    Einstein et «Zweistein»
    Revue de Synthèse 126 (2): 353-365. 2005.
    Comme le suggère le sobriquet « Zweistein », Wolfgang Pauli fut considéré par la communauté des théoriciens de la physique comme son membre le plus éminent après Albert Einstein. Durant plus de trente-cinq ans, les deux hommes entretinrent des relations intellectuelles et personnelles. Cet article analyse les relations entre quatre thèmes récurrents de leurs discussions. 1) La théorie de la relativité: à l'âge de 20 ans, Pauli préparait un manuel qui fera autorité sur la relativité, manuel qu'il…Read more
  •  33
    The Nature of the Physical World is one of a series of semi-popular books, extremely popular and influential in the English-speaking world, that Arthur Eddington wrote between the 1920s and the 1950s. Not only were they masterful scientific expositions, but they included attempts to defend a definite philosophical position: dualism.
  • Foundations of Space-Time Theories
    with J. S. Earman and C. N. Glymour
    British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 31 (3): 311-315. 1980.
  •  7
    Experimental Metaphysics
    with Robert Sonné Cohen and Michael Horne
    . 1997.
  •  7
    In three volumes, a distinguished group of scholars from a variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences, the humanities and the arts contribute essays in honor of Robert S. Cohen, on the occasion of his 70th birthday. The range of the essays, as well as their originality, and their critical and historical depth, pay tribute to the extraordinary scope of Professor Cohen's intellectual interests, as a scientist-philosopher and a humanist, and also to his engagement in the world of soc…Read more
  • For Dirk Struik Scientific, Historical and Political Essays in Honor of Dirk J. Struik
    with Robert Sonné Cohen, Marx W. Wartofsky, and Dirk Jan Struik
    D. Reidel Pub. Co. 1974.
  •  3
    This book is for physicists, historians and philosophers of physics as well as students seeking an introduction to ongoing debates in relativistic and quantum physics. This title covers the recent debates on the emergence of relativity and quantum theory. It includes chapters with an introductory character, comprehensible to students and science teachers. It strengthens the bonds between the communities of scientists, historians, and philosophers.
  •  7
    Quantum Logic by Peter Mittelstaedt (review)
    Isis 71 162-162. 1980.
  •  77
    Foundations of Space-Time Theories: Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science (edited book)
    with John Earman and Clark N. Glymour
    University of Minnesota Press. 1974.
    Some Philosophical Prehistory of General Relativity As history, my remarks will form rather a medley. If they can claim any sort of unity (apart from a ...
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    Einstein's miraculous year: five papers that changed the face of physics (edited book)
    Princeton University Press. 2005.
    After 1905, Einstein's miraculous year, physics would never be the same again. In those twelve months, Einstein shattered many cherished scientific beliefs with five extraordinary papers that would establish him as the world's leading physicist. This book brings those papers together in an accessible format. The best-known papers are the two that founded special relativity: On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies and Does the Inertia of a Body Depend on Its Energy Content? In the former, Einstei…Read more
  •  13
    In three volumes, a distinguished group of scholars from a variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences, the humanities and the arts contribute essays in honor of Robert S. Cohen, on the occasion of his 70th birthday. The range of the essays, as well as their originality, and their critical and historical depth, pay tribute to the extraordinary scope of Professor Cohen's intellectual interests, as a scientist-philosopher and a humanist, and also to his engagement in the world of soc…Read more
  •  24
    The 'Logic' of 'Quantum Logic'
    PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association 1974. 1974.
  • Review Articles-The Dawning of Gauge Theory
    Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 30 (3): 453. 1999.
  • Einstein and quantum mechanics
    In A. Ashtekar & J. Stachel (eds.), Conceptual Problems of Quantum Gravity, Birkhauser. 1991.
  •  1
    Letters to the Editor
    with Robert Schulman
    Isis 81 517-518. 1990.
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    In the paper I wish to begin to explore the consequences for metaphysics of thinking that a good physical theory should be background-independent. More generally I want to ask whether the conception of time not as a background but as an active component of the physical universe has any significant consequences for metaphysics. I think that a natural conception of space and time is to regard them as a (possibly infinite) container or stage for the events that make up the history of the universe. …Read more
  •  41
    Poincaré and the Origins of Special Relativity
    Hopos: The Journal of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science 6 (2): 242-256. 2016.
    After introductory surveys of Poincaré’s role in the Dreyfus case and of his “Fourth Geometry,” I turn to the main question. The problem confronting both Poincaré and Einstein was how to reconcile the phenomena of electrodynamics, notably the optical principle of relativity, with the principles of Newtonian mechanics. I show that, on such questions as the existence and role of the ether and the relation between kinematics and dynamics, Poincaré and Einstein held diametrically opposed views. Poin…Read more
  •  1
    L'Opera di Einstein (edited book)
    with Enrico Bellone, Francoise Balibar, Bruno Bertotti, Dennis W. Sciama, Giovanni V. Pallottino, Paolo Budinich, JeanMarc Lévy-Leblond, Remo Bodei, Dieder Wandschneider, Wolfgang Kaempfer, Paolo Zellini, Friedrich Cramer, Heinz D. Kittsteiner, and Umberto Curi
    G. Corbo. 1989.
  • Structure, Individuality, and Quantum Gravity
    In Dean Rickles, Steven French & Juha T. Saatsi (eds.), The Structural Foundations of Quantum Gravity, Clarendon Press. 2005.
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    Letter to the Editor
    Foundations of Physics 40 (6): 679-679. 2010.