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Technological Origins of the Einsteinian Revolution

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Gillies, Donald
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	The Einsteinian revolution, which began around 1905, was one of the most remarkable in the history of physics. It replaced Newtonian mechanics, which had been accepted as completely correct for nearly 200 years, by the special and general theories of relativity. It also eliminated the aether, which had dominated physics throughout the nineteenth century. This paper poses the question of why this momentous scientific revolution began. The suggested answer is in terms of the remarkable series of discoveries and inventions which occurred in the preceding decade (1895–1904) and which were the result of technological developments in instrumentation. The paper gives a survey of these inventions and discoveries, which include X-rays, radioactivity (radium and alpha, beta and gamma rays), the electron, wireless transmissions across the Atlantic and the patenting of the first thermionic valve. An attempt is then made to show that it was these developments, which gave rise to special relativity.
Starting Page	97
Ending Page	126
Page Count	30
File Format	PDF
ISSN	22105433
Journal	Philosophy & Technology
Volume Number	29
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	22105441
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2015-02-18
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Einstein Scientific revolution Cathode ray tube Discovery of electron Discovery of radium Elimination of aether Philosophy of Technology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Philosophy History and Philosophy of Science

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