Encounters mostly happen in form of commemorative speeches and anecdotes. In form of biographies of geniuses and obligatory historical outlines in introductions to books or articles. In my talk, however, I would like to introduce the history of physics as a proper field of research, as a meaningful intellectual endeavor on its own. And I will argue for reasons and ways physicists and physics itself can actually benefit from outcomes of this very enlightening endeavor.
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Speaker: Bernadette Lessel (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG), Berlin)