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'''Stillman Drake''' (December 24, 1910 &ndash; October 6, 1993) was a Canadian historian of science best known for his work on [[Galileo Galilei]] (1564–1642). Drake published over 131 books, articles, and book chapters on Galileo. Drake received his first academic appointment in 1967 as full professor at the [[University of Toronto]] after a career as a financial consultant. During that time he had begun his studies of the works of Galileo and translated Galileo's ''[[Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems]]'' (1953), parts of four of Galileo's works in ''Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo'' (1957), and Galileo's ''[[The Assayer]]'' in ''The Controversy of Comets'' (1960), co-authored with C. D. O'Malley.<ref name=Eloge>[[Jed Z. Buchwald]], Noel M. Swerdlow. "[http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-1753(199412)85%3A4%3C663%3AESD2D1%3E2.0.CO%3B2-6 Eloge]: Stillman Drake, 24 December 1910-6 October 1993".
'''Stillman Drake''' (December 24, 1910 &ndash; October 6, 1993) was a Canadian historian of science best known for his work on [[Galileo Galilei]] (1564–1642). Drake published over 131 books, articles, and book chapters on Galileo. Drake received his first academic appointment in 1967 as full professor at the [[University of Toronto]] after a career as a financial consultant. During that time he had begun his studies of the works of Galileo and translated Galileo's ''[[Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems]]'' (1953), parts of four of Galileo's works in ''Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo'' (1957), and Galileo's ''[[The Assayer]]'' in ''The Controversy of Comets'' (1960), co-authored with C. D. O'Malley.<ref name=Eloge>[[Jed Z. Buchwald]], Noel M. Swerdlow. "[http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-1753(199412)85%3A4%3C663%3AESD2D1%3E2.0.CO%3B2-6 Eloge]: Stillman Drake, 24 December 1910-6 October 1993".
''Isis'', Vol. '''85''', No. 4 (Dec., 1994), pp. 663-666.</ref>
''Isis'', Vol. '''85''', No. 4 (Dec., 1994), pp. 663–666.</ref>


Possibly his most significant contribution to the [[history of science]] was his defense of Galileo's experiments as documented in his published ''[[Two New Sciences]]'' and in his manuscript notes. Drake showed how the complex interaction of [[Galileo's Leaning Tower of Pisa experiment|experimental measurement]] and mathematical analysis led Galileo to his [[Galileo Galilei#Falling bodies|law of falling bodies]]. This refuted [[Alexandre Koyré|Alexandre Koyré's]] claim that experiment played no significant part in Galileo's thought.{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}}
Possibly his most significant contribution to the [[history of science]] was his defense of Galileo's experiments as documented in his published ''[[Two New Sciences]]'' and in his manuscript notes. Drake showed how the complex interaction of [[Galileo's Leaning Tower of Pisa experiment|experimental measurement]] and mathematical analysis led Galileo to his [[Galileo Galilei#Falling bodies|law of falling bodies]]. This refuted [[Alexandre Koyré|Alexandre Koyré's]] claim that experiment played no significant part in Galileo's thought.{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}}
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In 1984 Drake was awarded the Galileo Galilei Prize for the Italian History of Science by the Italian [[Rotary Clubs]]. The jury was composed of Italian epistemologists and science historians.<ref>{{it}} [http://www3.humnet.unipi.it/galileo/fondazione/Vincitori%20Premio%20Galilei/Stillman_Drake.htm]</ref>
In 1984 Drake was awarded the Galileo Galilei Prize for the Italian History of Science by the Italian [[Rotary Clubs]]. The jury was composed of Italian epistemologists and science historians.<ref>{{it}} [http://www3.humnet.unipi.it/galileo/fondazione/Vincitori%20Premio%20Galilei/Stillman_Drake.htm]</ref>


In 1988 Drake was awarded the [[George Sarton Medal|Sarton Medal]] by the [[History of Science Society]]. He spent his entire academic career, beginning in 1967, at the [[University of Toronto]]'s Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology.<ref name=Eloge>Jed Z. Buchwald, Noel M. Swerdlow. "[http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-1753(199412)85%3A4%3C663%3AESD2D1%3E2.0.CO%3B2-6 Eloge]: Stillman Drake, 24 December 1910-6 October 1993".
In 1988 Drake was awarded the [[George Sarton Medal|Sarton Medal]] by the [[History of Science Society]]. He spent his entire academic career, beginning in 1967, at the [[University of Toronto]]'s Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology.<ref name=Eloge/>
''[[Isis (journal)|Isis]]'', Vol. '''85''', No. 4 (Dec., 1994), pp. 663-666.</ref>


Earlier in life, several years after receiving his Bachelor's degree at the [[University of California at Berkeley]] (1932), Drake joined several college friends in creating the original version of the board game [[Empire (strategy game)|Empire]] in 1938.<ref>[http://empire-game.org/empire/game-resources/rules/1938-rules-summary/ Drake's one-page summary of the rules to ''Empire'']</ref>
Earlier in life, several years after receiving his Bachelor's degree at the [[University of California at Berkeley]] (1932), Drake joined several college friends in creating the original version of the board game [[Empire (strategy game)|Empire]] in 1938.<ref>[http://empire-game.org/empire/game-resources/rules/1938-rules-summary/ Drake's one-page summary of the rules to ''Empire'']</ref>

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Stillman Drake (December 24, 1910 – October 6, 1993) was a Canadian historian of science best known for his work on Galileo Galilei (1564–1642). Drake published over 131 books, articles, and book chapters on Galileo. Drake received his first academic appointment in 1967 as full professor at the University of Toronto after a career as a financial consultant. During that time he had begun his studies of the works of Galileo and translated Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (1953), parts of four of Galileo's works in Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo (1957), and Galileo's The Assayer in The Controversy of Comets (1960), co-authored with C. D. O'Malley.[1]

Possibly his most significant contribution to the history of science was his defense of Galileo's experiments as documented in his published Two New Sciences and in his manuscript notes. Drake showed how the complex interaction of experimental measurement and mathematical analysis led Galileo to his law of falling bodies. This refuted Alexandre Koyré's claim that experiment played no significant part in Galileo's thought.[citation needed]

In 1984 Drake was awarded the Galileo Galilei Prize for the Italian History of Science by the Italian Rotary Clubs. The jury was composed of Italian epistemologists and science historians.[2]

In 1988 Drake was awarded the Sarton Medal by the History of Science Society. He spent his entire academic career, beginning in 1967, at the University of Toronto's Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology.[1]

Earlier in life, several years after receiving his Bachelor's degree at the University of California at Berkeley (1932), Drake joined several college friends in creating the original version of the board game Empire in 1938.[3]

Selected works

References

  1. ^ a b Jed Z. Buchwald, Noel M. Swerdlow. "Eloge: Stillman Drake, 24 December 1910-6 October 1993". Isis, Vol. 85, No. 4 (Dec., 1994), pp. 663–666.
  2. ^ Template:It [1]
  3. ^ Drake's one-page summary of the rules to Empire

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