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Peter Galison

Peter Galison

Actor, Director, Producer

Born May 17, 1955 in New York, USA

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Peter Louis Galison (born 1955) holds the Pellegrino University Professorship in History of Science and Physics at Harvard University.

He earned his Ph.D. in both Physics and the History of Science from Harvard University in 1983. His notable works include Image and Logic: A Material Culture of Microphysics (1997) and Einstein's Clocks, Poincare's Maps: Empires of Time. In 2007, he co-authored Objectivity with Lorraine Daston.

In Image and Logic, Galison examined a key divide in the physical sciences: whether singular visual evidence or statistically significant, repeatedly verified results should serve as the primary form of scientific proof. He illustrates this split through debates among high-energy physicists studying new particles—some presenting statistically robust, replicated data of particles passing through electric fields, others showing unique images of particles exhibiting behavior unexplained by known particles.

Together with Lorraine Daston, he developed the influential concept of "mechanical objectivity" and introduced the anthropological idea of "trading zones" to analyze scientific collaboration. Galison has produced a History Channel film on the hydrogen bomb's development and explored intersections between science, art (in collaboration with his wife, Caroline A. Jones), and architecture. He serves on the editorial board of Critical Inquiry and was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 1996.

Galison has contributed to two documentary films: The Ultimate Weapon: The H-Bomb Dilemma, which aired on the History Channel in 2000 and covered the political and scientific decisions behind the first U.S. hydrogen bomb; and Secrecy, co-directed with Harvard filmmaker Robb Moss, examining the implications of government secrecy, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.

Prior to Harvard, Galison taught at Stanford University as a professor of History, Philosophy, and Physics. He is associated with the "Stanford School" of philosophy of science, alongside Ian Hacking, John Dupré, and Nancy Cartwright.

This summary is adapted from the Wikipedia article on Peter Galison, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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Filmography

Actor

5

Type

Year

This Is Not a Ball Poster

This Is Not a Ball Documentary2014Self

How the Universe Works Poster

How the Universe Works TV Series2010Self - Astrophysicist

Sternstunden Poster

Sternstunden TV Series2002Self

A Science Odyssey Poster

A Science Odyssey TV Series1998Self - Historian

Nova TV Series1974Self - Harvard University

Director

4

Type

Year

The Edge of All We Know Poster

The Edge of All We Know Documentary2020

Containment Poster

Containment Documentary2015

Secrecy Documentary2008

Independent Lens Poster

Independent Lens TV Series1999

Producer

4

Type

Year

The Edge of All We Know Poster

The Edge of All We Know Documentary2020

Containment Poster

Containment Documentary2015

Ultimate Weapon: The H-Bomb Dilemma Poster

Ultimate Weapon: The H-Bomb Dilemma Documentary2000

Independent Lens Poster

Independent Lens TV Series1999

Other Crew

1

Nova TV Series1974

Thanks

2

Type

Year

Chevalier Poster

Chevalier Feature Film2015

Manakamana Poster

Manakamana Documentary2013

Writer

2

Type

Year

The Refusal of Time Poster

The Refusal of Time Short Film2012

Ultimate Weapon: The H-Bomb Dilemma Poster

Ultimate Weapon: The H-Bomb Dilemma Documentary2000

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