Presents the historical context of Schrodinger's contribution to quantum physics and the controversy in the physics community over the interpretation of his equation. (Author/GS)

Summarizes research done on the resting and action potential of nerve impulses, electrical excitation of nerve cells, electrical properties of Nitella, and temperature effects on action potential. (GS)

The first of a three-part article in which the author discusses some past events which provide insight into why the theory of evolution gradually displaced the doctrine of special creation. (PEB)

The sequence of events preceding the actual discovery of oxygen is reviewed; the circumstances surrounding the discovery and isolation of oxygen by Priestley are examined; and the experiments he carried out are described largely in his own words, taken from his books and papers. (DT)

Presents an analysis of scientific theory which is applicable to the full range of historical situations. Indicates that theory can be resolved into three generalization levels, one neutral element, and two modes. Included are examples illustrating the constituency of the three levels in two modes. (CC)

Examines the task of adding historical perspective to the structure of chemistry while teaching the basic chemical knowledge associated with a high school course. Suggested instructional methods include a biographical approach with a newspaper article format, a storytelling technique, and a detective approach. (GS)

Describes the early historical period of the molecular beam method, including the Stern-Gerlach experiment, the work of Davisson and Germer, and the magnetic moment determinations for the proton, neutron, and deuteron. Contains some amusing historical sidelights on the research personalities that dominated that period. (MLH)

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Chicago, Illinois, February, 1968.

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Chicago, Illinois, February, 1968.

The purpose of this project was to specifically identify important works within the National Bureau of Standards library collection of approximately 125,000 items that are generally acknowledged to be pertinent to the development of modern science and technology. Presented is an annotated list including 197 items selected from the pre-1900…

Reported is a study of the history of science education in the province of Newfoundland, Canada. Science education was examined within the context of the educational system and in relation to social and cultural development. Causes for current problems in science education, such as declining enrollment in science, acute shortage of qualified…

Analyzed is the relationship of different guiding principles of inquiry to the "topics" of inquiry: problems, facts, hypotheses, interpretations, and conclusions or outcomes. The idea of structure-function is given as an example of one guiding principle in biological inquiry, and homeostasis as another. It is argued that the guiding principle used…

A study of the concepts of relativity and quantum physics through the work of Bohr and Einstein is the basis for this upper level course for nonscience students. Along with their scientific philosophies, the political and moral theories of the scientists are studied. (CP)

Describes medieval alchemical experiments that can be reenacted in the undergraduate laboratory. (MLH)