Background
Rothman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended Central High School.
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At a time when there is an ever-widening gap between what the expert knows and what the average person believes, this accessible volume clearly explains the scientific facts and concepts that are indispensable for an understanding of our material universe. Milton Rothman examines sixteen standard myths about the nature of science, demonstrating that much of what passes for logical argumentation consists of the repetition of cliches and current folklore.
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Accessible, mind-stretching introduction to theories, experiments underlying classical laws of motion and gravitation, conservation of energy, electrodynamics, relativity, other important concepts. Also discussion of antigravity, time travel, other science fiction ideas in light of laws of physics. New epilogue.
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(At a time when there is an ever-widening gap between what...)
At a time when there is an ever-widening gap between what the expert knows and what the average person believes, this accessible volume clearly explains the scientific facts and concepts that are indispensable for an understanding of our material universe. Milton Rothman examines sixteen standard myths about the nature of science, demonstrating that much of what passes for logical argumentation consists of the repetition of cliches and current folklore.
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physicist teacher writer nuclear scientist
Rothman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended Central High School.
He attended Oregon State University, where he received a bachelor"s degree in engineering, and graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania, receiving his doctorate in physics in 1952.
An occasional author as well, he published stories usually with the pseudonym "Lee Gregor". Rothman died at Wyncote, in 2001, of heart failure, from complications due to diabetes and Parkinson"s disease. His complete science fiction stories were published posthumously in 2004 by Wildside Press with the title Heavy Planet and Other Science Fiction Stories edited by Darrell Schweitzer and Lee Weinstein.
Milton Rothman"s son is science fiction writer Tony Rothman.
Professional career After receiving his doctorate, Rothman spent the next seven years investigating nuclear energy at the Bartol Research Foundation in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. From 1959 until 1969, he worked at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory on Project Matterhorn, which studied methods of heating ionized gas to very great temperatures.
In 1963, while working in the laboratory, he wrote The Laws of Physics. In 1969, Rothman joined the faculty at Trenton State College (now the College of New Jersey).
He retired from teaching in 1979.
Fandom He was an active science fiction fan from an early age. Besides co-founding the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, Rothman also organized the first Philcon science fiction convention in October 1936. The event consisted of 9 people, including future science fiction author/editors Frederik Pohl and Donald A. Wollheim, and was held, in part, in Rothman"s home.
Rothman published his fanzine "Milty"s Magazine" sporadically over a few years in the early forties.
Rothman later chaired the 1947 and 1953 Philcons. The first Hugo award was presented at the 1953 Philcon.
In honor of Doctor Rothman"s lifetime of work in science fiction fandom, his name was voted into the First Fandom Hall of Fame in 1998. Skepticism In his book Rothman applied the laws of physics to paranormal and pseudoscientific claims to show why they are, in fact, impossible.
He wrote that proponents of pseudoscience like to claim "Anything"s possible" but this claim is false as there are things which are logically impossible as they are self-contradictory and physically impossible because they violate well established laws.
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Rothman was a member of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and published articles in the Skeptical Inquirer.