Henry Robert Frankel
Henry R. Frankel (born October 11, 1944[1]) is an American Philosopher and Historian of Science noted for his historical and philosophical analysis of the continental drift controversy and subsequent discovery of plate tectonics. He is Emeritus Professor at the University of Missouri, Kansas City[2]. Frankel earned his Bachelor of Arts from Oberllin College and his PhD from the Ohio State University.
Work
Frankel's four volume work, The Continental Drift Controversy[3], published in 2012 by Cambridge University Press is generally considered seminal and definitive in the field of earth sciences[4][5][6][7][8]. The work is based upon critical analysis of the entire primary literature and Frankel's 35 years of active correspondence with the leading figures during the revolution’s climactic final quarter. Mayhew describes the work as "an unparalleled study of remarkable depth, detail and quality of a key development in our ideas about how the Earth functions. ... because Frankel draws on his extensive oral historical work with the key players in the development of plate tectonics, this is a study which can never be repeated in terms of its proximity to the events narrated, so many of those key players now being deceased."[4] Hoffman states that "Every historian of 20th-century Earth science will need these volumes close at hand; there is no substitute."[6] Hallam characterizes the work as "veritably Germanic in its comprehensive thoroughness and exceptional attention to detail with extensive interviews and correspondence with leading protagonists and use of archival material."[8] The Continental Drift Controversy was selected as a CHOICE outstanding academic title of 2012[9] as well as receiving the 2012 Mary B. Ansari Best Research Resource Award from the Geoscience Information Society[10].
Awards and Honors
Frankel is a Geological Society of America Fellow[11] and recipient of the Society's 2014 Mary C. Rabbit award in recognition of his lifetime achievement in researching and writing about the controversy over continental drift and its evolution into plate tectonics[12]. He is the first philosopher of science to win the award. He also received the Sue Tyler Friedman award from the Geological Society of London in 2013 for his long-term and determined effort to understand the central scientific issues involved in the continental drift controversy[5]. Frankel received the 2015, Thomas Jefferson Award from the University of Missouri for exceptional contributions in advancing the mission of the university[13]. Frankel is a member of the American Geophysical Union and Geological Society of America.
Bibliography
The Continental Drift Controversy, Cambridge University Press, 2012, ISBN-13: 978-0521875073, ISBN-10:0521875072, Volume 1: Wegener and the Early Debate; Volume 2: Paleomagnetic support for shifting continents; Volume 3: Initiation of Seafloor Spreading ;Volume 4: Evolution into plate tectonics
“Aesthetic and Artistic Potential of Contemporary Art Glass,” Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, Oxford University Press, 1998.
"From Continental Drift to Plate Tectonics," Nature, 335 (1988): 127-130.
"Plate Tectonics and Inter-Theory Relations, Scrutinizing Science, eds. A. Donovan, L. Laudan, and R. Laudan (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1988)
"Jan Hospers and the Rise of Paleomagnetism," EOS, Trans., American Geophysical Union, 68 (1987): 577-580.
"Mappers of the Deep (Marie Tharp, co-author), Natural History (Oct. 1986): 49-62.
"The Paleobiogeographical Debate over the Problems of Disjunctively Distributed Life Forms," Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, 12 (1981): 211-259.
"The Career of Continental Drift Theory: an application of Imre Lakatos' analysis of scientific growth to the rise of drift theory," Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, 10 (1979): 21-66.
"Arthur Holmes and Continental Drift," British Journal for the History of Science, 11 (1978): 130-150.
"The Non-Kuhnian Nature of the Recent Revolution in the Earth Sciences," Proceedings of the Philosophy of Science Association 1978 Biennial Meeting, Vol. 2 (1978): 197-214.
"The Importance of Galileo's Non-Telescopic Observations of the Fixed Stars," Isis, 69 (1978): 77-82.
References
- ↑ Library of Congress Name Authority File. "Henry Frankel". Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ↑ "Henry Robert Frankel". Researchgate. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ↑ 1944-, Frankel, Henry R. (2012). The continental drift controversy. Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521875042. OCLC 701242181. Search this book on
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mayhew, Robert (2013). "Research Resource Review: Henry R Frankel, The Continental Drift Controversy". Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment. 37: 140–147. doi:10.1177/0309133312461997.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Society Awards for 2013". Journal of the Geological Society. 1 November 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hoffman, Paul F. (2014-05-06). "The Continental Drift Controversy (4 volumes): Henry R. Frankel Cambridge University Press; 2012; Vol. I, xvii + 604 pp.; Vol. II, xviii + 525 pp.; Vol. III, xvi + 476 pp.; Vol. IV, xix + 675 pp.;". Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union. 95 (18): 153–154. doi:10.1002/2014EO180008.
- ↑ "Earth Sciences History -". Earth Sciences History. 34: 158–165. 2015. doi:10.17704/1944-6187-34.1.158.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Hallam, Tony (June 2014). "Review: The Great Revolution in the Earth Sciences in the Mid-Twentieth Century". ISIS. v. 105, No. 2: 410–412 – via JSTOR.
- ↑ "Outstanding Academic Titles, 2012". "Outstanding Academic Titles, 2012." CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, Jan. 2013, p. 797+. Academic OneFile. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) -- Awards -- Best Reference Work". www.geoinfo.org. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
- ↑ "Fellow Geological Society of America". Geological Society of America. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ↑ "2014 Mary C. Rabbitt History And Philosophy of Geology Award Presented to Henry Frankel". Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ↑ "2015 Thomas Jefferson Award, Henry R. Frankel, Ph.D." University of Missouri System. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
External links
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