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ERIC Number: EJ205394
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-May
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History and Quasi-History in Physics Education - Part 2.
Whitaker, M. A. B.
Physics Education, v14 n4 p239-42 May 1979
Examines how quasi-history, by eliminating the social dimension, distorts its description of major scientific advances in one of two distinct ways; either almost trivial or almost mystical. Uses two examples, Einstein's theory of the photoelectric effect and Planck's discovery of his law. (GA)
Descriptors: Atomic Theory, College Science, Electricity, Higher Education, Optics, Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, Science Education, Science History, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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