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Charles Lok

Vienna In The Late 19th And Early 20thlesliechan

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Charles Lok

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Development of General Field of Science

Science was beginning to be more institutionalized and professionalized during the 19th century

Major developments were being made in the field of science during his time period

New technology was being developed due to the discovery of scientists

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Developments in Physics Early 20th century saw a

revolution in physics Einstein, Bohr, and Planck

were major contributors to this revolution in the field

Quantum theories which proved Newton’s theories could not hold in small scales

Einstein’s work in general relativity proved Newton’s ideas cannot exist

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Developments in Chemistry Organic Chemistry was a

field that was opened up during the late 19th century

The exploitation of the earths petrochemicals began after they wore out the oil they got from whaling

Invented a systematic process of refining materials

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Developments in Biology

Gregor Mendel, a monk, discovered and developed the laws of inheritance

Led to the re-interest in the fields of genetics

Mendel’s work served as the beginnings for the study of genetics

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Other Developments in the Field of Science

X-Rays are discovered Radioactivity is discovered Wundt builds first laboratory

dedicated to psychological research

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Effect of Science on Psychology Psychology was newly

accepted as a science during 19th century

Was being widely accepted as the basic criteria for suggesting a theory

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Effects of Science on Freud’s Research Einstein had already

begun challenging Newtonian physics and begun a revolution in the field of science

Freud’s theories did not have as much solid support as the psychological community might have needed to feel comfortable accepting his theories

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Work Cited http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/36/3/8 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna http://en.wikpedia.org/wiki/Historyofscience http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/historyofpsychology http://www.personalityresearch.org/papers/beystehner.html