Hasok Chang | |
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장하석 | |
Born | |
Citizenship | United States[1] |
Education | Northfield Mount Hermon School Hampshire College |
Alma mater | California Institute of Technology (B.S.) Harvard University Stanford University (Ph.D.) |
Spouse | Gretchen Siglar |
Awards | BSHS Slade Prize (2005), Lakatos Award (2006), Fernando Gil International Prize for the Philosophy of Science (2013), Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Lecture (2015) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | History and philosophy of science |
Institutions | Harvard University University College London University of Cambridge |
Website | www |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 장하석 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jang Haseok |
McCune–Reischauer | Chang Hasŏk |
Korean pronunciation: [tɕaŋɦasək] |
Hasok Chang (Korean: 장하석; born March 26, 1967) is a South Korea-born American historian and philosopher of science currently serving as the Hans Rausing Professor at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge and a board member of the Philosophy of Science Association. He previously served as president of the British Society for the History of Science from 2012 to 2014.[2]
His areas of interest include the history and philosophy of chemistry and physics, the philosophy of scientific practice, measurement in quantum mechanics, realism, scientific evidence, pluralism and pragmatism.[2]