Philosopher
Eric Scerri
Overview
Eric R. Scerri (born August 30, 1953) is an American chemist, writer and philosopher of science of Maltese origin. He is a lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles; and the founder and editor-in-chief of Foundations of Chemistry, an international peer-reviewed journal covering the history and philosophy of chemistry, and chemical education.
He has worked on the history and philosophy of the periodic table and is the author and editor of several books in this and related fields. Scerri was a participant in the 2014 PBS documentary film, The Mystery of Matter.
Scerri attended Walpole Grammar School in Ealing. He received his BSc from Westfield College (University of London), his Certificate in Postgraduate Study from the University of Cambridge, his MPhil from the University of Southampton, and his PhD from King's College London.
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Philosophers who discussed Eric Scerri
Ideas Eric Scerri discusses
- Periodic table
- Thomas Kuhn
- University of Cambridge
- PBS
- Maltese people
- Philosophy of science
- New Scientist
- University of London
- Philosophy of chemistry
Place in the tradition
Part of Philosophy of chemistry.