Helge Kragh
| Helge Kragh | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 13, 1944 |
| Residence | Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Fields | Science historian |
| Institutions | Aarhus University, Denmark |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen, Roskilde University |
| Known for | History of cosmology, relativity, quantum mechanics |
Helge Stjernholm Kragh (born February 13, 1944) is a Danish historian of science.
Biography
Kragh studied mathematics and physics at the University of Copenhagen before obtaining his PhD in 1981 at the University of Roskilde. He is a professor at the Centre for Science Studies of Aarhus University.
Kragh's areas of study are the history of physics from the mid-19th century onward, the history of astronomy, the history of cosmology and the history of chemistry.
Honors and awards
- President, European Society for the History of Science 2008–2010[1]
- Member, European Academy of Sciences[2]
- Member, Académie Internationale d'Histoire des Sciences (corresponding member since 1995, full member since 2005)[3]
- Member, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters[4]
Selected writings
- Dirac – a scientific biography. Cambridge University Press 1990, 2005, ISBN 0521017564
- Quantum Generations – a history of physics in the 20. Century. Princeton University Press, 1999
- An introduction to the historiography of Science. Cambridge University Press, 1987
- Matter and Spirit in the Universe – scientific and religious preludes to modern cosmology. 2004
- Conceptions of Cosmos – from myth to the accelerating universe. Oxford University Press, 2006
- Cosmology and Controversy- the historical development of two theories of the universe. Princeton University Press, 1999
- The Moon that wasn't -the saga of Venus'spurious satellite. Birkhäuser, 2008
- Entropy Creation – religious contexts of thermodynamics and cosmology. Ashgate, London 2008
- Editor (with David Knight): The Making of the Chemist: The Social History of Chemistry in Europe, 1789–1914. Cambridge University Press, 1998
- with Peter C. Kjargaard, Henry Nielsen: Science in Denmark- through a thousand years. Aarhus University Press, 2009
- List of Kragh's publication at Aarhus University
Links
References
- ↑ "Website of the ESHS". Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ↑ "Members listing at the European Academy of Sciences website". Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ↑ "Member page on the AIHS website". Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ↑ "Member directory of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letter". Retrieved 2016-01-24.
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