PIRSA:05110019 Scientific Series

DOI10.48660/05110019

Series: Colloquium

Collins, H. (2005). Sociology of scientific knowledge: The case of gravitational waves. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/05110019

Collins, Harry. Sociology of scientific knowledge: The case of gravitational waves. Perimeter Institute, Nov. 22, 2005, https://pirsa.org/05110019 

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  author = {Collins, Harry},
  keywords = {},
  language = {en},
  title = {Sociology of scientific knowledge: The case of gravitational waves},
  publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
  year = {2005},
  month = {nov},
  note = {PIRSA:05110019 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
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Abstract

Richard Feynman is said to have said that philosophy of science is of no more use to scientists than ornithology is to birds. I will describe how a sociologist looks at the search for gravitational waves. Is it ornithology to birds?

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