William René Shea
William René Shea (born May 16, 1937 in Québec ) is a Canadian historian of science .
Shea studied at Cambridge University and was at Harvard University , taught at the University of Ottawa , McGill University and the University of Strasbourg before becoming Professor of History of Science at the University of Padua in 2003 as holder of the Cattedra Galileiana .
He is particularly concerned with Galileo Galilei and the Scientific Revolution in the early modern period.
He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada , the Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Academia Europaea . He was President of the International Academy of the History of Science and the International Union for the History and Philosophy of Science. In 1993 he received the Koyré Medal .
Fonts
- Galileo's Intellectual Revolution: middle period 1610-1632. Macmillan 1972
- Editor with Maria Luisa Ringhini Bonelli: Reason, Experiment, and Mysticism in the Scientific Revolution. Science History Publications, 1975
- with John King-Farlow: Values and the Quality of Life. Science History Publications, 1976
- Editor: Basic Issues in the Philosophy of Science. Science History Publications, 1976
- Galileo's Intellectual Revolution: Middle Period, 1610-1632. Science History Publications, 1977
- Editor with Mario Bunge Rutherford and Physics at the Turn of the Century. Science History Publications, 1979
- Editor: Otto Hahn and the rise of nuclear physics. Springer, 1983
- Editor: Nature Mathematized: historical and philosophical case studies in classical modern natural philosophy. Sold, 1983
- Editor: Revolutions in Science: Their Meaning and Relevance. Science History Publications, 1989
- Editor with Beat Sitter-Liver: Scientists and Their Responsibility. Watson Pub. International, 1989
- Copernico, Galileo, Cartesio: aspetti della rivoluzione scientifica. Armando, 1989
- Editor with Antonio Spadafora: Creativity in the Arts and Science. Science History Publications, 1990
- Editor with Trevor Harvey Levere Nature, Experiment, and the Sciences: essays on Galileo and the history of science. Kluwer, 1990 (contributions including Stillman Drake )
- Editor with Marcello Pera: Persuading science. Science History Publications, 1991
- Editor with Antonio Spadafora: Interpreting the World: Science and Society. Science History Publications, 1992
- with Marcello Pera, Pierluigi Barrotta: L'arte della persuasioe scientifica. Guerini e associati, 1992
- with Enrico Bellone: Le scienze fisiche e astronomiche. Einaudi, 1992
- with Carlo Pirovano: Storia delle scienze. Einaudi, 1992
- Galileo Galilei: An Astronomer at Work. Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Science, 1993
- The Magic of Numbers and Motion: The Scientific Career of Rene Descartes. Science History Publications, 1991
- Published in: Energy Needs in the Year 2000: Ethical and Environmental Perspectives. Watson Pub. International, 1994
- Copernico: un rivoluzionario prudente. Le Scienze, 2001
- Designing Experiments & Games of Chance: the unconventional science of Blaise Pascal . Science History Publications, 2003
- with Mariano Artigas: Galileo in Rome: The Rise and Fall of a Troublesome Genius. Oxford University Press, 2003
- German translation: Galileo Galilei. The rise and fall of a genius. Primus Verlag 2006, ISBN 978-3-89678-559-6
- with Mariano Artigas: Galileo Observed: Science and the Politics of Belief. Science History Publications, 2006
- Translator and editor: Galileo's Sidereus nuncius, or, A sidereal message. Science History Publications, 2009
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SURNAME | Shea, William René |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian science historian |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1937 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Quebec |