The forgotten tool: The design and use of molecular models
The forgotten tool: The design and use of molecular models
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DOI：
10.1177/030631297027001002
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发表时间：
1997-02-01
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3
通讯作者：
Francoeur, E
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作者：
Francoeur, E
自从现代原子理论诞生以来，化学家们一直使用物理模型来表示分子结构。这篇论文的目标是使分子模拟成为化学实践中一个构成但被忽视的元素。它从分子模型的简短技术介绍开始，然后进入以参与者为中心的分子模型分析。这一分析的中心点包括，第一，讨论图形和物质表示形式之间的二分法，并就其对以符号为中心的科学活动的观点的后果提出建议；第二，考察分子模型的解释问题，正如化学文献中所讨论的那样。最后一节通过两个相关的历史案例研究--即在20世纪30年代末至60年代末在美国开发的两个填充空间的模型包的生产--侧重于模型系统的设计。
Since the inception of the modern atomic theory, chemists have used physical models to represent the structure of molecules. The goal of this paper is to bring molecular modelling into focus as a constitutive yet overlooked element of chemical practices. It begins with a short technical introduction to molecular models, and then moves into a participant-centred analysis of molecular modelling. Central points of this analysis include, first, a discussion of the dichotomy between graphical and material forms of representation, with suggestions about its consequences for a semiotically-centred view of scientific activity; and, second, a look at the problem of the interpretation of molecular models, as discussed in the chemical literature. The last section focuses on the design of modelling systems through two related historical case studies - namely, the production of two space-filling modelling kits developed in the United States between the late 1930s and the late 1960s.