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John Michael Ziman (16 May 1925 – 2 January 2005)
[1] was a British-born New Zealand
physicist and
humanist who worked in the area of
condensed matter physics .
[2]
[3]
[4] He was a spokesman for science, as well as a teacher and author.
Ziman was born in Cambridge, England, in 1925. His parents were Solomon Netheim Ziman and, Nellie Frances, née Gaster. The family emigrated to New Zealand when Ziman was a baby. He obtained his early education at
Hamilton High School and the
Victoria University College . He obtained his PhD from
Balliol College, Oxford and did his early research on the theory of
electrons in liquid metals at the
University of Cambridge .
[5]
In 1964 he was appointed professor of
theoretical physics at
University of Bristol , where he wrote his Elements Of Advanced Quantum Theory (1969) which explains the rudiments of
quantum field theory with an elementary condensed matter slant. During this period, his interests shifted towards the
philosophy of science . He argued about the social dimension of science,
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9] and the social responsibility of scientists in numerous essays and books.
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He married twice, to Rosemary Dixon in 1951 and secondly to Joan Solomon, and was survived by her and three of his four children.
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See also
Selected publications
Ziman, John (1960). Electrons and phonons: The theory of transport phenomena in solids . Clarendon.
ISBN
978-0-19-850779-6 .
Ziman, John (1963). Electrons in metals: A short guide to the Fermi surface . Taylor & Francis.
OCLC
13129448 .
Ziman, John (1968). Public Knowledge: Essay Concerning the Social Dimension of Science . Cambridge University Press.
ISBN
978-0-521-06894-9 .
Ziman, John (1969). Elements Of Advanced Quantum Theory . Cambridge University Press.
ISBN
978-0-521-09949-3 .
Ziman, John (1972). Principles of the Theory of Solids . Cambridge University Press.
ISBN
978-0-521-29733-2 .
Ziman, John (1976).
The Force of Knowledge: The Scientific Dimension of Society . Cambridge University Press.
ISBN
978-0-521-09917-2 .
Ziman, John (1978).
Reliable Knowledge: an Exploration of the Grounds for Belief in Science . Cambridge University Press.
ISBN
978-0-521-40670-3 .
Ziman, John (1979). Models of Disorder . Cambridge University Press.
ISBN
978-0-521-29280-1 .
An Introduction to Science Studies: The Philosophical and Social Aspects of Science and Technology, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987,
ISBN
978-0-521-34680-1
Ziman, John (1994). Prometheus Bound: Science in a dynamic steady state . Cambridge University Press.
ISBN
978-0-521-43430-0 .
Ziman, John (1995).
Of one mind: the collectivization of science . AIP Press (American Institute of Physics).
ISBN
978-1-56396-065-9 .
Ziman, John (2000).
Real Science: What It Is and What It Means . Cambridge University Press.
ISBN
978-0-521-77229-7 .
References
^
a
b Berry, M.; Nye, J. F. (2006).
"John Michael Ziman. 16 May 1925 -- 2 January 2005: Elected FRS 1967" (PDF) .
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 52 : 479–491.
doi :
10.1098/rsbm.2006.0032 .
S2CID
120242010 .
^ Enderby, J. (2005).
"John Michael Ziman" . Physics Today . 58 (11): 74.
Bibcode :
2005PhT....58k..74E .
doi :
10.1063/1.2155772 .
^ Ravetz, J. (2 February 2005).
"Obituary: John Ziman" .
The Guardian .
^ Ziman, J. (1998). "ESSAYS ON SCIENCE AND SOCIETY: Why must scientists become more ethically sensitive than they used to be?". Science . 282 (5395): 1813–1814.
Bibcode :
1998Sci...282.1813Z .
doi :
10.1126/science.282.5395.1813 .
PMID
11645122 .
S2CID
12370224 .
^
"Ziman, John Michael" (PDF) . Oxford University Press. Retrieved 16 December 2014 .
^ Ziman, J. (1996). "Is science losing its objectivity?". Nature . 382 (6594): 751–754.
Bibcode :
1996Natur.382..751Z .
doi :
10.1038/382751a0 .
S2CID
4322992 .
^ Ziman, J. (2003). "Emerging out of nature into history: The plurality of the sciences". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences . 361 (1809): 1617–1633.
Bibcode :
2003RSPTA.361.1617Z .
doi :
10.1098/rsta.2003.1233 .
PMID
12952677 .
S2CID
20509519 .
^ Ziman, J. (2003). "Non-instrumental roles of science". Science and Engineering Ethics . 9 (1): 17–27.
doi :
10.1007/s11948-003-0016-y .
PMID
12645226 .
S2CID
39884237 .
^ Ziman, J. (2002). "The continuing need for disinterested research". Science and Engineering Ethics . 8 (3): 397–399.
doi :
10.1007/s11948-002-0060-z .
PMID
12353368 .
S2CID
6065466 .
^ Ziman, J. (2001). "Getting scientists to think about what they are doing". Science and Engineering Ethics . 7 (2): 165–176.
doi :
10.1007/s11948-001-0038-2 .
PMID
11349357 .
S2CID
24284124 .
^ Ziman, J. M. (1984). "Thoughts on Science Policy: Priorities in Research". Science . 224 (4650): 708.
Bibcode :
1984Sci...224..708K .
doi :
10.1126/science.224.4650.708 .
PMID
17780590 .
^ Ziman, J. M. (1980). "The proliferation of scientific literature: A natural process". Science . 208 (4442): 369–371.
Bibcode :
1980Sci...208..369Z .
doi :
10.1126/science.7367863 .
PMID
7367863 .
^ Ziman, J. (1978). "The Research Enterprise in the Soviet Union". Science . 201 (4361): 1115–1116.
Bibcode :
1978Sci...201.1115M .
doi :
10.1126/science.201.4361.1115 .
PMID
17830312 .
^ Young, M.; Ziman, J. (1971). "Cycles in social behaviour". Nature . 229 (5280): 91–95.
Bibcode :
1971Natur.229...91Y .
doi :
10.1038/229091a0 .
PMID
4923114 .
S2CID
10951568 .
^ Ziman, J. M. (1970). "Some pathologies of the scientific life". Nature . 227 (5262): 996–997.
Bibcode :
1970Natur.227..996. .
doi :
10.1038/227996a0 .
PMID
5449782 .
S2CID
4221784 .
^ Ziman, J. M. (1970). "New knowledge for old". Nature . 227 (5261): 890–894.
Bibcode :
1970Natur.227..890Z .
doi :
10.1038/227890a0 .
PMID
5448993 .
S2CID
34898921 .
^ Ziman, J. M. (1969). "Information, communication, knowledge". Nature . 224 (5217): 318–324.
Bibcode :
1969Natur.224..318Z .
doi :
10.1038/224318a0 .
PMID
5343876 .
S2CID
4279421 .
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