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Arthur I. Miller is
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of History and Philosophy of Science at
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. He took a PhD in physics at the
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. From 1991 to 2005 he was Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at
University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...
(UCL). At UCL, Professor Miller helped restructure an academic unit combining
history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...
and
philosophy of science Philosophy of science is a branch of philosophy concerned with the foundations, methods, and implications of science. The central questions of this study concern what qualifies as science, the reliability of scientific theories, and the ult ...
,
sociology of science The sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK) is the study of science as a social activity, especially dealing with "the social conditions and effects of science, and with the social structures and processes of scientific activity." The sociolog ...
, and science communication to create
UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies The UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) is an academic department in University College London, London, England. It is part of UCL's Faculty of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. The department offers academic training at both ...
, renamed in 1994. He was instrumental in developing the UK's first undergraduate single honours BSc degree in History and Philosophy of Science, at UCL, launched in 1993.


Selected bibliography


Books

* * * * * * * ''Deciphering the Cosmic Number—The Strange Friendship of Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung'', W. W. Norton & Co. (2009) * ''Empire of the Stars: Friendship, Obsession and Betrayal in the Quest for Black Holes'', Little, Brown & Company (2005)
''Deciphering the Cosmic Number (137): Jung, Pauli, and the Pursuit of Scientific Obsession''
W. W. Norton & Co. (2009) * ''Colliding Worlds: How Cutting-Edge Science Is Redefining Contemporary Art'', W. W. Norton & Company (2014) * ''The Artist in the Machine: The World of AI-Powered Creativity'', The MIT Press (2019)


Critical studies and reviews of Miller's work

;''The artist in the machine'' * ;''Einstein, Picasso'' *


References


External links

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Publications at Goodreads.com
Living people Academics of University College London Year of birth missing (living people) Fellows of the American Physical Society {{UK-academic-bio-stub