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The Invention/Discovery of the Electron
A talk by Arthur Eisenkraft
Part of the Public Lecture Series presented by Azim Premji University
Speaker
We all agree that Michelangelo invented his artistic masterpieces with his great imagination. Michelangelo argues, “The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous material.”
Did scientists invent the electron with their great imaginations or was it already there waiting to be discovered?
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Speaker
Arthur Eisenkraft
Arthur Eisenkraft is the Distinguished Professor of Science Education, professor of physics, and director of the Center of Science and Math in Context (COSMIC) at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
A passion for science and a passion for teaching drives his professional life. He finds beauty in the world and in representations of the world through science. He finds delight in discovering new ways of seeing familiar phenomena. His love of science grows stronger when he explores ways to communicate this vision of the world through teaching, research, service, curricula work and related activities.
For 25 years, he taught high school physics and was a 6-12 science coordinator. He is past president of the National Science Teachers Association, helped write the National Science Education Standards of the National Research Council (NRC), and has served on other NRC committees resulting in the reports How People Learn, Tech Tally, America’s Lab Report, and Exploring the Intersection of Science Education and 21st Century Skills. He also participated in the creation of the NAEP Frameworks for 2009-2019, the College Board Science Standards for College Success and the NRC Framework for Science Education. He is currently chair of the Science Academic Advisory Committee of the College Board. He is project director of the NSF-supported Active Physics Curriculum Project that is introducing physics instruction for the first time to all students and leading a similar effort with Active Chemistry. He is chair and co-creator of the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards, involving 15,000 students annually for the past 23 years.
Arthur is passionate about science and science teaching and will be speaking on a similar subject.
