通过测量获取知识：海克·卡末林·昂内斯就职演讲（1882年）

Through Measurement to Knowledge: The Inaugural Lecture of Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1882).

作者信息

Laesecke Arno

机构信息

National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305-3328 U.S.A.

出版信息

J Res Natl Inst Stand Technol. 2002 Jun 1;107(3):261-77. doi: 10.6028/jres.107.021. Print 2002 May-Jun.

DOI:10.6028/jres.107.021

PMID:27446730

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4861352/

Abstract

This paper is a contribution to the NIST Centennial 2001. It presents the first complete English translation of the inaugural speech of Heike Kamerlingh Onnes on the occasion of his appointment as Professor at the University of Leiden (The Netherlands) in 1882. The speech is a snapshot of the scientific landscape of that time and lays out a vision. It advocates with enthusiasm the significance of quantitative measurements and the development of metrology standards. Although science and technology have advanced since then by orders of magnitude, a number of interesting parallels between then and now appear.

摘要

本文是对美国国家标准与技术研究院（NIST）2001年百年纪念活动的一份献礼。它呈现了1882年海克·卡末林·昂内斯就任荷兰莱顿大学教授时就职演讲的首个完整英文译本。这篇演讲是当时科学领域的一个缩影，并勾勒出了一种愿景。它热情地倡导定量测量的重要性以及计量标准的发展。尽管从那时起科学技术已经取得了巨大进步，但当时与现在之间仍出现了一些有趣的相似之处。