Physics Department Personnel

Dr. Rein Uritam

Associate Professor of Physics

617-552-8471
Higgins Hall 230A
uritam@bc.edu

Education

• Ph.D., Physics, Princeton University, 1968
• M.A., Physics, Princeton University, 1965

Areas of Research
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 on 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 Frotiers of Science," by G. Harry Stine, Atheneum (1985). R.A. Uritam, J. Coll. Sci. Teach. 17, 223 (1988).

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