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Michael Faraday, however, when Joule started publishing on the mechanical equivalent of heat, his social status was certainly an issue. On the other hand, William Thomson was well trained, a young pro- [...] support by Thomson contributed to the acknowl- edgment of Joule’s work. But it is not a question of social status that is interesting in Joule’s work: His experiments are equally remarkable. To give but a [...] doing this work, moreover, he was a gentleman, and doing such a work would not correspond to his social status. 5 Starting research on renewable energy In mid-nineteenth century, industrialization progressed

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• Rumford and calorics

lessons, by proofreading, and finally by writing poems for various occasions. He led a very busy social life, he made many new friendships which very often survived decades. Lichtenberg graduated from

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• Lichtenberg and the electrophorus

highly creative endeavor. 6. Science has a subjective element. 7. There are historical, cultural, and social influences on science. 8. Science and technology impact each other, but they are not the same. 9

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• Lichtenberg and the electrophorus

lessons, by proofreading, and finally by writing poems for various occasions. He led a very busy social life, he made many new friendships which very often survived decades. Lichtenberg graduated from [...] highly creative endeavor. 6. Science has a subjective element. 7. There are historical, cultural, and social influences on science. 8. Science and technology impact each other, but they are not the same. 9

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• Lichtenberg and the electrophorus

highly creative endeavor. 6. Science has a subjective element. 7. There are historical, cultural, and social influences on science. 8. Science and technology impact each other, but they are not the same. 9

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• Rutherford’s Nuclear Atom

highly creative endeavor. 6. Science has a subjective element. 7. There are historical, cultural, and social influences on science. 8. Science and technology impact each other, but they are not the same. 9

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• Rutherford’s Nuclear Atom

Michael Faraday, however, when Joule started publishing on the mechanical equivalent of heat, his social status was certainly an issue. On the other hand, William Thomson was well trained, a young pro- [...] support by Thomson contributed to the acknowl- edgment of Joule’s work. But it is not a question of social status that is interesting in Joule’s work: His experiments are equally remarkable. To give but a [...] doing this work, moreover, he was a gentleman, and doing such a work would not correspond to his social status. 5 Starting research on renewable energy In mid-nineteenth century, industrialization progressed

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• Scientific Partnership; James Prescott Joule, William Thomson, and the mechanical equivalent of heat.

highly creative endeavor. 6. Science has a subjective element. 7. There are historical, cultural, and social influences on science. 8. Science and technology impact each other, but they are not the same. 9

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• Lavoisier and the conservation of mass

always wanted to teach, although in the 18th century, this was somewhat unusual for someone from his social status. He was born as the son of a weaver who owned a small piece of land, and like many children

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• Dalton and the atoms

activity 6 concerns the characteristic of Nature of Science: “There are historical, cultural, and social influences on science”. E) The activity 7 concerns the characteristics, which are quoted in the previous

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• Dalton and the atoms