Fluids and forces in eighteenth-century electricity

Our understanding of the history of electricity in the eighteenth century has changed significantly since the early 1960s, when Thomas Kuhn presented it as a leading example to support his general view of the history of science. In particular, while the ideas of Benjamin Franklin are still seen as i...

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Published in:	Endeavour Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 55 - 59
Main Author:	Home, Roderick W.
Format:	Book Review Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Avenel Elsevier Ltd 2002 Elsevier Science
Subjects:	Electricity Electromagnetism; electronics; electrotechnology History of science and technology Physical sciences and techniques Century 18 Neurobiology Electricity Kuhn (T. S.) Scientific revolution Experiment Franklin (B.)
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Summary:	Our understanding of the history of electricity in the eighteenth century has changed significantly since the early 1960s, when Thomas Kuhn presented it as a leading example to support his general view of the history of science. In particular, while the ideas of Benjamin Franklin are still seen as important, they are no longer seen as constituting a revolution in the theory of electricity. They appear instead as merely one stage in a long drawn-out process of evolution in electrical thinking.
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ISSN:	0160-9327 1873-1929
DOI:	10.1016/S0160-9327(02)01411-4