Gerald Holton

Gerald Holton
Born (1922-05-23) May 23, 1922 (age 102)
NationalityAustrian
American
Alma materSchool of Technology, City of Oxford (Cert.)
Wesleyan University (B.A., M.A.)
Harvard University (A.M., Ph.D.)
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsWesleyan University
Brown University
Harvard University
Doctoral advisorPercy Williams Bridgman

Gerald James Holton (born May 23, 1922) is a German-born American physicist, historian of science, and educator, whose professional interests also include philosophy of science and the fostering of careers of young men and women. He is Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and professor of the history of science, emeritus, at Harvard University.[1] His contributions range from physical science and its history to their professional and public understanding, from studies on gender problems and ethics in science careers to those on the role of immigrants. These have been acknowledged by an unusually wide spectrum of appointments and honors, from physics to initiatives in education and other national, societal issues, to contributions for which he was selected, as the first scientist, to give the tenth annual Jefferson Lecture that the National Endowment for the Humanities describes as, “the highest honor the federal government confers for distinguished achievement in the humanities”.[2]

  1. ^ Holton, Gerald J. "United States Public Records Inde". See also: http://holton.physics.harvard.edu/
  2. ^ https://www.neh.gov/about/awards/jefferson-lecture. See also: Gerald Holton, Advancement of Science, and its Burdens (1986), Chapter 14.