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SUMMARY:Electricity and crystallography: the history and philosophy of Cur
 ie's Principle - Bryan Roberts (LSE)
DTSTART:20151119T163000Z
DTEND:20151119T180000Z
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CONTACT:Marta Halina
DESCRIPTION:Many consider symmetry principles to be even more fundamental 
 than the laws of nature\, and Curie's Principle is often upheld as an exam
 ple. In this talk I will argue that\, on the contrary\, Curie's principle 
 arose out of a heuristic rule of thumb\, which Pierre Curie and his brothe
 r used to show how crystals generate electricity when twisted and compress
 ed. The principle they applied was strictly false\, but still managed to p
 lay a fruitful role in the discovery of new physics.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 2\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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