Article ID: CBB000932716

Populäre Wissenschaft: Metamorphosen des Wissens im Medium des Films (2009)

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Tanner, Jakob (Author)


Gesnerus
Volume: 66
Pages: 15--39


Publication Date: 2009
Edition Details: Part of a special issue: Film und Wissenschaft: Übergänge, Zusammenhänge und Parallelitäten.
Language: German

English version given: Far from being merely a medium of simplification and conveyance of scientific facts, motion pictures exhibit an important epistemic function. On the one hand, the medium film is itself a product of research in various fields, on the other hand, it retroacts on perception and problem-solving in science, thereby influencing and changing research practices. The paper aims at describing these reciprocal effects and synergies by discussing two examples: first by the film The principles of Einstein's theory of relativity, first released in Germany in 1922, second by the film Mathematical image of the struggle for life, produced in 1937 for the inauguration of the Palace of discoveries in Paris, demonstrating the latest developments in evolutionary theory. It becomes evident that picture media have the capacity to transform the symbolic dimension of things and bodies, thereby offering new access to reality, which not only fascinated the spectators, but also inspired scientific research.

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Description On two films from the early 20th century on the sciences of relativity and evolution.


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Article Ritzmann, Iris; Schmutz, Hans-Konrad; Wolff, Eberhard (2009) Film und Wissenschaft: Übergänge, Zusammenhänge und Parallelitäten. Eine Einführung. Gesnerus (p. 7). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Gouyon, Jean-Baptiste
Babaii, Esmat
Asadnia, Fatemeh
Mitch, Cohen
Gaspard, Jeoffrey
Lusito, Fabio
Concepts
Popularization
Communication of scientific ideas
Motion pictures; cinema; movies
Epistemology
Science and art
Science and society
Time Periods
20th century, early
20th century
19th century
21st century
20th century, late
Early modern
Places
Germany
Great Britain
Sweden
Spain
Italy
France
Institutions
Yellowstone National Park
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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