Rein Uritam
Professor Emeritus
Rein Uritam
Ph.D.
Contact
Higgins Hall 330M
Telephone: 617-552-8471
Email: rein.uritam@bc.edu
Education
- M.A., Princeton University
- Ph.D., Princeton University
Research Interests
Particle phenomenology, current algebra, broken symmetries; foundations of quantum mechanics; non-Western and Medieval scientific traditions; role of history and philosophy of science in physics education; role of science in liberal education; connection between science and religion.
Selected Publications
- "Review of Early Physics and Astronomy: A Historical Introduction," by Olaf Pedersen, Cambridge University Press (1993). R.A. Uritam, Am. J. Phys. 62, 954 (1994).
- "Review of Maxwell on Molecules and Gases," edited by Elizabeth Garber, Stephan Brush, and C. Everitt, MIT Press (1986). R.A. Uritam, J. Coll. Sci. Teach. 18, 57 (1988).
- "Review of On the Frontiers of Science," by G. Harry Stine, Atheneum (1985). R.A. Uritam, J. Coll. Sci. Teach. 17, 223 (1988).