In hmolscience, Peter Fong (c.1926-) is an American physicist noted for his 1988 “Ethics, Politics and Sociology as Newtonian Sciences”, wherein he outlines the premise of Newtonian sociology, and for his 1996 Unification of Science and Humanity: Agony and Ecstasy East of Eden, wherein he to explain the biological, social and cultural evolution of humankind starting with the fundamental laws of physics. [1]
Education
Fong completed his PhD in 1953 in theoretical geophysics (Ѻ) at the University of Chicago, and in 1966 became a physics professor at Emory University, retiring in 2005. (Ѻ) Fong is best known for his statistical theory of nuclear fission, and also has been also a freelance columnist for the New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Atlanta Journal, and the Atlanta Constitution, and has written over a hundred publications in the physical sciences, philosophy, history, and social studies.
References
1. (a) Fong, Peter. (1988). “Ethics, Politics and Sociology as Newtonian Sciences” (abs), in: Newton’s Scientific and Philosophical Legacy (editors: P.B. Scheurer and G. Debrock) (§4:pgs. 343-54). Kluwer Academic Publishers.
(b) Fong, Peter. (1996). Unification of Science and Humanity: Agony and Ecstasy East of Eden (abs) (Amz). New Forums Press.
Further reading
● Fong, Peter. (1961). Foundations of Thermodynamics. Oxford University Press.
● Fong, Peter. (1962). Elementary Quantum Mechanics. Publisher.
● Fong, Peter. (1969). Statistical Theory of Nuclear Fission. Publisher.
● Fong, Peter. (1976). Physical Science, Energy, and Our Environment. Publisher.
External links
● Fong, Peter – WorldCat Identities.
● Peter Fong (about) – PeterFongBooks.com.
