Gerald Holton is an American physicist and science historian. He is currently the Kavli Professor of Theoretical Physics and Director of Science and Education at Harvard University. Holton's research interests include: the history of science, the history of physics, and the history of education. His best-known book is Thematic Origins of Scientific Thought: Kepler, Bacon and the Conquest of Nature (Cambridge University Press, 1985), which received the 1986 National Science Foundation Outstanding Book Award in Science and Technology
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Holton has also contributed to the popularization of science through his books The March of Folly (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988; revised edition, New York: Citadel Press, 1992; paperback edition, New York: New American Library, 1989), Theories Of Everything (New York: Columbia University Press, 1982 ), The Discovery Of Global Warming (Cambridge U. Press, 2007) , Climate Shift (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009) , Global Warming And Education (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011) . He has written numerous articles for magazines including Discover Magazine , Scientific American , Scientific American Mind , Science Digest , Physics Today , Technology Review , Physics World , International Journal Of Modern Physics B , Journal Of The History Of Ideas , Historical Studies In Education And Culture .