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The historical burden on scientific knowledge
1996
European journal of physics
The development of scientific knowledge is compared with the evolution of biological systems. Just as every biological system inevitably contains fossils our physics syllabus contains obsolete concepts and methods. It is argued that the potential for simplifying the teaching of science by eliminating these historical burden is high. Several examples for obsolete concepts in physics are given. Zusammenfassung Die Entwicklung der Inhalte des wissenschaftlichen Lehrgebäudes wird mit der Evolution
doi:10.1088/0143-0807/17/4/001
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