Eric M. Rogers
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Eric M. Rogers was a British physics educator and teacher. He is perhaps best known for his book Physics for the Inquiring Mind
published by Princeton University Press in 1960. The book, subtitled The Methods, Nature, and Philosophy of Physical Science, was based on courses he gave at Princeton. Rogers also was the driving force behind the Nuffield program in physics education in the 1960s.
from 1916 to 1921. Bedales school and its founder John Haden Badley
had a strong influence on Rogers . At Bedales school Eric Rogers wss involved in various ventures, and during his last year at the school was elected as the Head Boy, and Editor of the school magazine.
Rogers went to Trinity College, Cambridge
gaining first class honours both in Mathematics Tripos
Part 1 in 1922 and Natural Science Tripos Part 2 in 1924. He was elected a senior scholar in 1923. He did a short term of research and teaching in the Cavendish Laboratory
from 1924–1925, which ended in his posting as physics master and assistant house master at Clifton College, Bristol. He remained there from 1925 to 1928.
In 1928 Rogers joined Bedales school a physics teacher and boys' house-master. Here Eric Rogers met Janet Drummond a history teacher. They became engaged in April 1930, and eloped before the term ended to get married on 14 June 1930.
After this Eric Rogers became an instructor in physics at Harvard University for two years. Eric Rogers returned to England in 1932 and joined Charterhouse as physics master, till 1937.
In 1937 he went back to USA to join Putney School for three years. He was then appointed at Mount Holyoke College (1940–41) and St. Paul's, Concorde (1941–42). In 1942 he joined Princeton University as associate professor. Rogers retired as professor from Princeton University in 1971.
Eric Rogers was also a member of Physical Science Study Committee (PSSC). In 1962 he became a consultant on the Nuffield O-Level physics project and became the organizer of the project in 1963. He had a considerable impact on the project.
Eric Rogers' wife died and sister died in 1971 and 1972 respectively, which disrupted his retirement plans. Eric Rogers died on 1 July 1990 in Cambridge.
Wonder and Delight, published in 1994 (Institute of Physics), is a book dedicated to the works and philosophy of Eric Rogers. The book's subtitle is Essays in Science Education in honour of the life and work of Eric Rogers (1902–1990). A biography of Eric Rogers was included.
In 1980 he became the inaugural recipient of the Physics Education Medal, awarded by the International Commission on Physics Education, and in 1985 he was given the Bragg Medal of the Institute of Physics.
Eric Rogers was a fellow of the Institute of Physics, the American Physical Society, and a member of the European Physical Society.
published by Princeton University Press in 1960. The book, subtitled The Methods, Nature, and Philosophy of Physical Science, was based on courses he gave at Princeton. Rogers also was the driving force behind the Nuffield program in physics education in the 1960s.
Life and work
Eric Rogers was born on 15 August 1902 at Bickley, Kent. His father, Charles Knight Rogers was a publisher for the International News Co Ltd. Eric Rogers went to Bedales SchoolBedales School
Bedales School is a co-educational independent school situated in Hampshire, in the south east of England. Founded in 1893 by John Haden Badley in reaction to the limitations of conventional Victorian schools, today the school is one of the most expensive in the UK, charging £9,985 per term for a...
from 1916 to 1921. Bedales school and its founder John Haden Badley
John Haden Badley
John Haden Badley , author, educator, and founder of Bedales School, which claims to have become the first coeducational public boarding school in England in 1893....
had a strong influence on Rogers . At Bedales school Eric Rogers wss involved in various ventures, and during his last year at the school was elected as the Head Boy, and Editor of the school magazine.
Rogers went to Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
gaining first class honours both in Mathematics Tripos
Tripos
The University of Cambridge, England, divides the different kinds of honours bachelor's degree by Tripos , plural Triposes. The word has an obscure etymology, but may be traced to the three-legged stool candidates once used to sit on when taking oral examinations...
Part 1 in 1922 and Natural Science Tripos Part 2 in 1924. He was elected a senior scholar in 1923. He did a short term of research and teaching in the Cavendish Laboratory
Cavendish Laboratory
The Cavendish Laboratory is the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge, and is part of the university's School of Physical Sciences. It was opened in 1874 as a teaching laboratory....
from 1924–1925, which ended in his posting as physics master and assistant house master at Clifton College, Bristol. He remained there from 1925 to 1928.
In 1928 Rogers joined Bedales school a physics teacher and boys' house-master. Here Eric Rogers met Janet Drummond a history teacher. They became engaged in April 1930, and eloped before the term ended to get married on 14 June 1930.
After this Eric Rogers became an instructor in physics at Harvard University for two years. Eric Rogers returned to England in 1932 and joined Charterhouse as physics master, till 1937.
In 1937 he went back to USA to join Putney School for three years. He was then appointed at Mount Holyoke College (1940–41) and St. Paul's, Concorde (1941–42). In 1942 he joined Princeton University as associate professor. Rogers retired as professor from Princeton University in 1971.
Eric Rogers was also a member of Physical Science Study Committee (PSSC). In 1962 he became a consultant on the Nuffield O-Level physics project and became the organizer of the project in 1963. He had a considerable impact on the project.
Eric Rogers' wife died and sister died in 1971 and 1972 respectively, which disrupted his retirement plans. Eric Rogers died on 1 July 1990 in Cambridge.
Wonder and Delight, published in 1994 (Institute of Physics), is a book dedicated to the works and philosophy of Eric Rogers. The book's subtitle is Essays in Science Education in honour of the life and work of Eric Rogers (1902–1990). A biography of Eric Rogers was included.
Awards
In 1969 Eric Rogers received the Oersted Medal, which is given by the American Association of Physics Teachers.In 1980 he became the inaugural recipient of the Physics Education Medal, awarded by the International Commission on Physics Education, and in 1985 he was given the Bragg Medal of the Institute of Physics.
Eric Rogers was a fellow of the Institute of Physics, the American Physical Society, and a member of the European Physical Society.