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physics.hist-ph2016★ 2 cited
Reductionism and the Universal Calculus
Gopal P. Sarma
In the seminal essay, "On the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in the physical sciences," physicist Eugene Wigner poses a fundamental philosophical question concerning the…
physics.hist-ph2013
Reconsidering Written Language
Gopal Sarma
A number of elite thinkers in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries pursued an agenda which historian Paolo Rossi calls the "quest for a universal language," a quest which was…
physics.hist-ph2013★ 6 cited
The Art of Memory and the Growth of the Scientific Method
Gopal Sarma
I argue that European schools of thought on memory and memorization were critical in enabling the growth of the scientific method. After giving a historical overview of the develop…