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Norton is considered an authority on the science of Albert Einstein and the philosophy of science. He has published on general relativity, special relativity, the relationship between thermodynamics and information processing, quantum physics, and the genesis of scientific theories.
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Department of History and Philosophy of Science. University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh PA USA 15260. jdnorton@pitt.edu. 412 624 5896. Latest. In his treatment of spacetime singularities, Einstein privileged analytic expressions over geometry. Modern relativists do the reverse and thus find Einstein's discussion baffling.
1 de oct. de 2015 · Participants presented physical, philosophical, and historical reflections on Einstein’s theory of gravity and space-time geometry, its development over the past century, and its future ...
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Distinguished Professor. Professor Norton studies the history and philosophy of physics (relativity, quantum theory, and statistical physics), with a special interest in general relativity, and has published extensively on the detailed steps of Einstein's discovery of general and special relativity and also on many aspects of the theory's ...
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Interview in J. Ferret and J. Symons, eds., Philosophy of Physics: 5+1 Questions. Automatic Press, 2010, pp. 113-119. Download. Downloaddraft. “Interview with John D. Norton,” The Reasoner, Vol. 4, No. 1, January 2010, pp. 2-4. http://www.thereasoner.org or download. Interviewed concerning time travel for NPR show “WhyY” “It’s About Time” aired Nov...
1980 Review of A. Koyré, Galileo Studies (Harvester, 1978) in Proceedings of the Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science, 11(1979-1980), pp. 18-21. 1983 Review of M. Friedman, Foundations of Space-Time Theories(Princeton Univ. Press, 1983) in Science, December 1983. 1986 Review of R. Torretti, Relativity a...
1971-1974 B.E. (Chem. Eng.) with Honours I and University Medal, School of Chemical Engineering, University of N.S.W., Sydney, Australia. 1978-1981 Ph.D. in the School of History and Philosophy of Science, University of N.S.W. Title of Dissertation: "The Historical Foundation of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity." 1982-1983 Postdoctoral resea...
Associate Editor, Philosophy of Science, January 1990-December 1994 Communicating Editor: Archive for History of Exact Sciences, 1996- Editor. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Philosophy of Physics (Space and Time) Section. 1998- Inventoryof articled edited. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics Associate Editor, 2001-2003; Ac...
Member, Governing Board of the Philosophy of Science Association. Elected February 2007- 31st December 2010. Executive Committee, Einstein Papers Project, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA. 2001- Advisory Board, Sydney Center for the Foundations of Science, University of Sydney. Joined September, 2009 Board, Seven Pines Symposium, St...
Minor appearances in BBC4 Documentary Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time Aired Monday, December 14, 2015. Brief appearance in simplified PBS version, Inside Einstein's Mind (or here). Aired as NOVA, November 25, 2015.
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John Norton ( Estados Unidos, 16 de abril de 1893-28 de diciembre de 1979) fue un atleta estadounidense, especialista en la prueba de 400 m vallas en la que llegó a ser subcampeón olímpico en 1920. 1 . Carrera deportiva.
