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The Hologram and its Antecedents 1891–1965: The Illusory History of a Three–Dimensional Illusion
(2005-03-05)Since 1962, a photographic invention by Gabriel Lippmann (1845-1921), his Nobel Prize winning interference colour photograph of 1891, has been cited by physicists as the antecedent of the three-dimensional hologram. However, ... -
When Physics Became Undisciplined An Essay on Econophysics
(2018-12-01)In the 1990s, physicists started looking beyond their disciplinary boundaries by using their methods to study various problems usually thrown up by financial economics. This dissertation deals with this extension of physics ... -
The generality of Constructive Neutral Evolution
(Springer Nature, 2018-04-01)molecular inter-dependence and organismal complexity without assuming positive selection favoring such dependency or complexity, either directly or as a byproduct of adaptation. It differs from but complements other ... -
Engineering Health: Technologies of Immunization in China's Wartime Hinterland, 1937-45
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the technological project of mass immunization united state health administrations and international aid organizations seeking to prevent epidemics in unoccupied China’s wartime hinterland. ...
