Allan Franklin Livres

Rigorous biography of a prime mover in Canadian parks, recreation, and wildlife stewardship and conservation.

In 1882 a notorious outlaw and a childhood friend of Billy the Kid was released from prison where he had been serving time for killing a Texas Ranger. His freedom finally secured, the outlaw disappeared and was never heard from again. Never, that is, until 1948 when he came out of hiding after almost 70 years. In the course of proving his identity to a court of law the outlaw revealed that his friend Billy the Kid was not killed by Pat Garrett but was still alive even to that day. After a period of research and persistence the young lawyer was finally led to a destitute old man in Texas who was named not William H. Bonney but William H. Roberts, although Bonney had been an alias that he had used. Roberts agreed to reveal himself as Billy the Kid if the lawyer would help him obtain a pardon so he could die a free man. You see, the Kid was still wanted for murder so to come forward was to risk being sentenced and put to death, but this was a risk that William H. Roberts was willing to take. He told his story only one time, to one man. This is his story, now presented for the first time with new photographic evidence and research that supports his claim that he was the one true Billy the Kid of legend.

The exploration of the history and philosophy of experimentation is central to this work by Allan Franklin. He delves into the complexities of scientific inquiry, examining how experiments shape our understanding of truth and knowledge. Through a critical analysis, he challenges conventional views and invites readers to reconsider the role of experimentation in scientific progress. Franklin's insights aim to illuminate the ethical and epistemological dimensions of conducting experiments, making this a thought-provoking read for those interested in the philosophy of science.

In this persuasive, elegantly written book, research geneticist, Fairbanks explains in detail how health, food production, and human impact on the environment are dependent on our knowledge of evolution.

"This biography of Gregor Mendel, the founder of genetics and one of the most ingenious and influential scientists in history, is written especially for those whose background in science may be limited"--

This book addresses the pursuit and further investigation of experimental results by analyzing classic examples from physics. The authors concentrate on the investigation of experimental results by examining case studies from the history of 20 th and 21 st century physics. Discussions on the discovery of parity nonconservation, the rise and fall of the Fifth Force, the search for neutrinoless double beta decay, supersymmetry and the expansion of the Standard Model, and measurements of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muons are provided. Experimental results may achieve acceptance to the point that even well known principles, such as conservation of energy and quantization, lose their status as accepted. Such principles and their options are treated on an equal footing as being pursuit worthy even though there is no plausible explanation as to why and how they might have failed. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction.- Beta Decay.- The Discovery of Parity Nonconservation.- The Rise and Fall of the Fifth Force.- Neutrinoless Double ß Decay.- Supersymmetry and the Expansion of the Standard Model.- The Anomalous Magnetic Moment of the Muon.- Summary and Conclusions.

Successful replication is considered the "gold standard" in science, yet determining its success or failure can be complex. This book explores various case studies, highlighting successful replications like the Higgs boson and gravity waves, alongside failed ones such as early experiments on the Fifth Force and measurements of the gravitational constant. It delves into the challenges faced in evaluating replication outcomes, examining notable instances like the pentaquark discovery and the quest for neutrinoless double beta decay. Ultimately, it argues that achieving successful replication is often more difficult than it seems.

This book offers a captivating account of how physicists first proposed a new force of nature beyond the four established forces—electromagnetic, weak, strong, and gravitational—based on a reanalysis of existing experimental data. In 1986, Ephraim Fischbach, Sam Aronson, Carrick Talmadge, and their collaborators suggested a modification to Newton’s Law of universal gravitation, driven by three intriguing pieces of evidence: an energy dependence of CP parameters, discrepancies in measurements of the universal gravitational constant (G) between laboratories and mineshafts, and a reanalysis of the Eötvos experiment, which indicated that the gravitational mass and inertial mass of objects were not as equal as previously thought. This led to the Fifth Force hypothesis, which proposed a composition and small distance dependence in gravitational force. Over the next four years, numerous experiments aimed to test this hypothesis, but by 1990, compelling evidence indicated that the Fifth Force did not exist. The book explores the journey of the Fifth Force hypothesis, highlighting its significance in modern physics before its eventual rejection. This expanded edition includes two essays: one featuring Fischbach’s personal reflections on the proposal and another detailing the ongoing history and impact of the Fifth Force hypothesis from 1990 to the present.