{"product_id":"exploratory-experiments-ampere-faraday-and-the-origins-of-electrodynamics-9780822944508","title":"Exploratory Experiments: Ampère, Faraday, and the Origins of Electrodynamics","description":"\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Alex Levine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe nineteenth century was a formative period for electromagnetism and electrodynamics. Hans Christian Orsted's groundbreaking discovery of the interaction between electricity and magnetism in 1820 inspired a wave of research, led to the science of electrodynamics, and resulted in the development of electromagnetic theory. Remarkably, in response, Andre-Marie Ampere and Michael Faraday developed two incompatible, competing theories. Although their approaches and conceptual frameworks were fundamentally different, together their work launched a technological revolution--laying the foundation for our modern scientific understanding of electricity--and one of the most important debates in physics, between electrodynamic action-at-a-distance and field theories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this foundational study, Friedrich Steinle compares the influential work of Ampere and Faraday to reveal the prominent role of exploratory experimentation in the development of science. While this exploratory phase was responsible for decisive conceptual innovations, it has yet to be examined in such great detail. Focusing on Ampere's and Faraday's research practices, reconstructed from previously unknown archival materials, including laboratory notes, diaries, letters, and interactions with instrument makers, this book considers both the historic and epistemological basis of exploratory experimentation and its importance to scientific development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Friedrich Steinle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822944508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFriedrich Steinle\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of history of science at the Technical University of Berlin and president of the German Society for History of Science, Medicine, and Technology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Levine\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of philosophy at the University of South Florida and editor of the journal \u003ci\u003ePerspectives on Science\u003c\/i\u003e. He is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eFrom Man to Ape\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDarwinistas \u003c\/i\u003eHe has published translations from German, French, and Spanish, including Paul Hoyningen-Huene's \u003ci\u003eReconstructing Scientific Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFormal Logic: A Philosophical Approach\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45461382692979,"sku":"9780822944508","price":127.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_899001b2-d4a8-4e71-8665-6910f2dd024d.jpg?v=1788866089","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/exploratory-experiments-ampere-faraday-and-the-origins-of-electrodynamics-9780822944508","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}