Victor Weisskopf: Oersted Medalist for 1975

1976 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 501-501
Author(s):  
Sherwood K. Haynes
Keyword(s):  
Victor Weisskopf

scholarly journals Victor Weißkopf zum Fünfundsiebzigsten

1983 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. 323-324
Author(s):  
U. Meyer-Berkhout ◽  
W. Paul
Keyword(s):  
Victor Weisskopf

Mozart and Quantum Mechanics: An Appreciation of Victor Weisskopf

Physics Today ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kurt Gottfried ◽  
J. David Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Victor Weisskopf

scholarly journals The Responsibility of Engineers

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-116
Author(s):  
Dan Walls
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Ethics ◽  
Human Existence ◽  
Economic Outcomes ◽  
Political Consciousness ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
The Public ◽  
Race And Class ◽  
Victor Weisskopf ◽  
The World ◽  
Cursory Examination

Victor Weisskopf said “Human existence is based upon two pillars: compassion and knowledge. Compassion without knowledge is ineffective; knowledge without compassion is inhuman.” A cursory examination of how science and engineering have operated historically reveals a litany of instances where they serve oppression. Neither is inherently good. Both exist within the context of societal frameworks and cannot be isolated panaceas for challenges of the day. Whether to install pipeline infrastructure in Standing Rock or Flint results in disparate health and economic outcomes depending on race and class. Whether to introduce the class “Hacking 4 Defense” into curriculums, or one titled “Engineering Ethics and the Public,” trains engineers towards drastically different ends. Recognition of such frameworks may imbue us with the critical conscientiousness and political consciousness necessary to take commensurate action. Only then will science and engineering contribute to reimagining and remaking the world in an equitable fashion never seen before.

Victor Weisskopf 1908–2002

Physics World ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 12-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Victor Weisskopf
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