Theodore Brown's profile
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What I do
I am a retired university professor of chemistry (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) and also the Founding Director Emeritus of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at UIUC. I have also authored or co-authored general chemistry textbooks, such as Chemistry: The Central Science
Affiliations
Current affiliations
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- Position
- Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Founding Director Emeritus, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Institute
- Company
- University of Illinos, Urbana-Champaign
- Duration
- 1994 - Present
Past affiliations
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- Position
- Director, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
- Company
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Duration
- 1987 - 1993
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- Position
- Professor of Chemistry
- Company
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Duration
- 1965 - 1993
Location
- City:
- Estero, Florida, United States
- Hub:
- Florida
Interests
I am currently interested in philosophical, cognitive and social aspects of science. I’ve written a book on the roles of metaphor in science,
Making Truth: Metaphor in Science and have completed a book on the influences of science in society as seen through the lens of ideas about authority,Imperfect Oracle: The Authority and Moral Authority of Science in Society. The book is to be published in 2009 by Pennsylvania State University Press.
Projects
I am currently working on a paper dealing with how science can be made responsive to the needs and wishes of society, morally, socially and in economic terms, while at the same time retaining sufficient autonomy and internal community structure to sustain creativity and the possibilities of serendipitous discovery and new development.
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