Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-16-2017
Publication Title
American Journal of Physics
Volume
85
Issue Number
6
First Page
454
Last Page
460
DOI
10.1119/1.4979538
Disciplines
Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Physics
Abstract
This article explores the origins of metaphorical language to describe energy by reviewing the historical development of the concept by physicists since the early 19th century. In addition to examples of historical and contemporary use of metaphors in academic writing, observable manifestations of energy are identified as the origin of energy “forms.” The historical- philosophical review and presentation of examples from contemporary physics literature contribute a disciplinary foundation to recent claims about the productiveness of physics learners’ use of metaphors and indicators to describe energy.
Recommended Citation
Benedikt Harrer. "On the origin of energy: Metaphors and manifestations as resources for conceptualizing and measuring the invisible, imponderable" American Journal of Physics (2017): 454-460. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4979538
Comments
Copyright (2017) American Association of Physics Teachers. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Association of Physics Teachers. The following article appeared in the American Journal of Physics, Volume 85, Issue 6, 2017 and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4979538.