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ERIC Number: EJ231017
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Sep
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Stories of Discovery Stimulate the Physics Major--A Polemic, with Examples.
Leitner, Alfred
Journal of College Science Teaching, v10 n1 p28-33 Sep 1980
Provides historical examples of intuitive discovery applicable to the teaching of physics for majors. Cites details for the discovery of Coulomb's law, emphasizing the roles of Joseph Priestley and Henry Cavendish. Also discusses the career of Ivar Giaever, a Nobel Prize winner of 1973 in solid state physics. (CS)
Descriptors: College Science, Discovery Processes, Higher Education, Physics, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science History, Science Instruction, Scientists
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cavendish (Henry); Giaever (Ivar); Priestley (Joseph)