Crossing the Disciplinary Boundaries of Physics (Bohr-100 Centennial Celebrations)

Session

Session 2

Aug 7, 2023, 11:15 AM

Novo Nordisk Fonden

14. The postwar fortunes of biophysics

Soraya de Chadarevian (UCLA)

8/7/23, 11:15 AM

In the decades following World War II, biophysics flourished as a field. The paper will review the historical constellations that propelled this development. It will consider the scientific promise and the cultural and political appeal of the field, the careers of the scientists that were attracted to work at the intersection of physics and biology, the techniques and practices they brought...

15. Light and Life: Interactions between Physics and Biology, 1900–1950, Part I

Kärin Nickelsen (Munich)

8/7/23, 11:40 AM

These two papers present a joint argument exploring how scientists with expertise in physics and/or biology ventured beyond the boundaries of their fields. Our primary focus is on research surrounding a debated question during the first half of the twentieth century: the impact of light on living organisms. Notable figures such as Selig Hecht, Otto Warburg, Frits Went, James Franck, Eugene...

16. Light and Life: Interactions between Physics and Biology, 1900–1950, Part II

Caterina Schürch (Berlin)

8/7/23, 12:05 PM

These two papers present a joint argument exploring how scientists with expertise in physics and/or biology ventured beyond the boundaries of their fields. Our primary focus is on research surrounding a debated question during the first half of the twentieth century: the impact of light on living organisms. Notable figures such as Selig Hecht, Otto Warburg, Frits Went, James Franck, Eugene...

19. Discussion

8/7/23, 12:30 PM