80-226 Revolutions in Science Units: 9.0 Department: Philosophy Related URLs: http://www.hss.cmu.edu/philosophy Contemporary science emerged from a series of revolutionary innovations in scientific theory and scientific method. Starting with the Newtonian revolution of the 17th century, this course will consider the scientific, philosophical and human issues in several revolutionary scientific episodes, with lectures providing background and linkages. Besides the Newtonian revolution, topics may include: Antoinne Lavoisier and the establishment of experimental chemistry; John Dalton and the development of the atomic theory; Michael Faraday and James Maxwell and the theory of electromagnetism; evolution and genetics from Charles Darwin to Gregor Mendel and after; comets, hereditary genius, and the creation of statistics; the testing of the General Theory of Relativity as seen through the eyes of the woman who saved Einsteins theory from refutation; Alan Turing and the creation of the digital computer and the theory of computation. Students will work with some of the original historical data.

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