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Alan Chalmers birth
Alan Chalmers was born in 1939 in Bristol, England. Photo credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Chris_Lathom-Sharp&action=edit&redlink=1 -
Bachelor’s in Physics
In 1961, Chalmers received his bachelors in Physics from the University of Bristol -
Master of Science in Physics
In 1964, Chalmers went on to receive his master in Physics from the University of Manchester -
PhD
Chalmers was awarded his PhD, for his dissertation on electromagnetic theory and was awarded his PhD in 1971. -
University of Sydney
Became a member of the Department of Philosophy from 1972-1986 -
What is This Thing Called Science
This work by Alan Chalmers, is intended for anyone getting into science or philosophy of science. It’s so to speak, a beginners guide for philosophy of science as Alan Chalmers says. This book gives different views of the history of science and the modern views of science. Alan tries to keep the language and terms so it is easier for anyone to understand or try to understand it. Chalmers, Alan. What Is This Thing Called Science? University of Queensland Press, 2013. -
Head of Philosophy, University of Sydney
From 1986 to 1999 Alan Chalmers was the head of the Department of Philosophy for the University of Sydney -
Science and Its Fabrication
In this work, Alan, offers a critique of different methods in science. The work overall is just a a major critique on various different accounts and methods in science. I couldn’t find a way to read it without having to pay for it. Otherwise i would further elaborate. Chalmers,Alan.Science and Its Fabrication, U of Minnesota Press, 1990 -
National award and recognition for his work
In 2003 the Australian government awarded Alan Chalmers with a Centenary Medal, for Services to the Humanities in the area of History and Philosophy of Science in 2003 -
The scientist’s atom and the philosopher’s stone: how science succeeded and philosophy failed to gain knowledge of atoms
This work by Alan Chalmers, is a collection of the history and related theories surrounding atomism. It provides critical reflections of the various theories. This work elaborates and examines critical theories about old and modern versions of atomism. It goes through the methods of experiments and offers critiques. Chalmers,Alan. The Scientist's Atom and the Philosopher's Stone: How Science Succeeded and Philosophy Failed to Gain Knowledge of Atoms. Springer Science & Business Media, 2009 -
Scholarly duties
Alan was elected to role of Scholar, in the Department of Philosophy at Flinders University. From 1999 to 2010. -
One Hundred Years of Pressure
This work goes over the history and origins of hydrostatic systems. Provides insight to how the scientific revolution changed for hydrostatic science and the subtle ways it changed. The content covers newton and how he proved proved his version of hydrostatics. It shows the changes through out scientific discoveries help lead to revolutions in subtle ways. Chalmers,Alan. One Hundred Years of Pressure, Springer Cham (2017)