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Epistemology and Natural Philosophy in the 18th CenturyThe Emergence of the Science of Engineering

Epistemology and Natural Philosophy in the 18th Century: The Emergence of the Science of Engineering [Modern technology historians identify the birth of a new figure in the 18th century, the scientific engineer. His goal was the rationalization of design and implementation of processes. For this purpose, he used hypotheses and experimentations, as in the (mathematical) physical sciences. The need for such a new figure derived from the tumultuous developments of science (physics and chemistry in particular) of the 18th century, consequence and cause of the economic development. With its dizzying growth in the 18th century, science revealed the possibility of applications to areas never thought of before. However, scientists were dealing with general problems. Their solutions did not provide for an immediate application. Thus, there was the basic need for an intermediate operator between the scientist and the final user. More precisely, there was a need for a sufficiently large body of qualified engineers. After general considerations on the relationship between mathematics, natural philosophy, new physics and technology, the chapter goes on to look for the reasons that led to this process.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Epistemology and Natural Philosophy in the 18th CenturyThe Emergence of the Science of Engineering

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
ISBN
978-3-030-52851-5
Pages
473 –544
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-52852-2_5
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[Modern technology historians identify the birth of a new figure in the 18th century, the scientific engineer. His goal was the rationalization of design and implementation of processes. For this purpose, he used hypotheses and experimentations, as in the (mathematical) physical sciences. The need for such a new figure derived from the tumultuous developments of science (physics and chemistry in particular) of the 18th century, consequence and cause of the economic development. With its dizzying growth in the 18th century, science revealed the possibility of applications to areas never thought of before. However, scientists were dealing with general problems. Their solutions did not provide for an immediate application. Thus, there was the basic need for an intermediate operator between the scientist and the final user. More precisely, there was a need for a sufficiently large body of qualified engineers. After general considerations on the relationship between mathematics, natural philosophy, new physics and technology, the chapter goes on to look for the reasons that led to this process.]

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