Edward Rosen
Encyclopedia
Edward Rosen was an American historian, whose main field of study was early modern Science and, in particular, the work of Copernicus
, Galileo
and Kepler
.
. He graduated from the City College of New York
in 1926 and he received his master's (1929) and doctoral degrees (1939) from Columbia University
. He was a teacher at the City College of New York and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York
until his retirement in 1977, with two interruptions: he was a visiting professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in 1957–1958, and at Indiana University
in 1963–1964. In 1983, six years after his retirement, he was appointed Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the City University of New York.
In the course his career, Edward Rosen published 11 books, more than 160 articles, and over 90 book reviews.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance astronomer and the first person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe....
, Galileo
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei , was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations and support for Copernicanism...
and Kepler
Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler was a German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer. A key figure in the 17th century scientific revolution, he is best known for his eponymous laws of planetary motion, codified by later astronomers, based on his works Astronomia nova, Harmonices Mundi, and Epitome of Copernican...
.
Academic Life
Edward Rosen's academic life, including his education, was spent in New YorkNew York City
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. He graduated from the City College of New York
City College of New York
The City College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York , in New York City. It is also the oldest of the City University's twenty-three institutions of higher learning...
in 1926 and he received his master's (1929) and doctoral degrees (1939) from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. He was a teacher at the City College of New York and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
until his retirement in 1977, with two interruptions: he was a visiting professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
in 1957–1958, and at Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
in 1963–1964. In 1983, six years after his retirement, he was appointed Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the City University of New York.
In the course his career, Edward Rosen published 11 books, more than 160 articles, and over 90 book reviews.
Prizes
- Pfizer Award of the History of Science SocietyPfizer AwardThe Pfizer Award is awarded annually by the History of Science Society "in recognition of an outstanding book dealing with the history of science"- Pfizer Awardees :...
in 1968, for his translation of Kepler's Somnium. - Medal from the Copernicus Society of America in 1973, for his many years of outstanding research and publication on the life and works of Nicholas Copernicus.
- Gold Order of Merit from the Polish People's Republic in 1978, for the same reason.