2008.12.23 Tuesday 00:40
井庭 崇
"Why Faraday think it necessary to ship ready-made versions of this motor to his colleagues?"(p.3)
「なぜファラデーは、この組み立てずみのモーターを、同業の人々に発送する必要があると思ったのだろう。」(邦訳 p.26)
"When Faraday built it, this phenomenon was striking and proved to be very important for the future development of science and technology."(p.3)
「ファラデーがこれを組み立てたとき、この現象は目を引き、科学と技術の将来の展開にとって非常に重要だということもわかった。」(邦訳 p.26)
"it is significant that Faraday did not depend on the imaginations of his readers. He made and shipped "pocket editions" of his newly created phenomenon to his colleagues. He knew from his own experience how difficult it is to interpret descriptions of experimental discoveries. He also knew how difficult it is to fashion even a simple device like his motor and have it work reliably."(p.3)
「ファラデーは、その読者の想像力に頼らなかった。そこが重要だ。ファラデーは、自分が新しく生み出した現象の「ポケット版」を作って、同じ分野の人々に送った。ファラデーは自身の経験から、実験による発見の記述を解釈することが、いかに難しいかを知っていた。ファラデーのモーターのような単純な装置でさえ、それをこしらえ、信頼できるように動かすのは難しいことも知っていた。」(邦訳 p.26)
"The material product Faraday sent his colleagues encapsulated his considerable manipulative skill ------ his "fingertip knowledge" ------ in such a way that someone without the requisite skill could still experience the new phenomenon firsthand. He did not have to depend either on the skills of his colleagues or on their ability to interpret a verbal description of his device. He could depend on the ability of the device itself to communicate the fact of the phenomenon it exhibited."(p.3)
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