author
A. (Aram) D'Abro
1886–1957
Best known for making big scientific ideas readable, this Armenian-American writer brought the history of modern physics to a wide audience. His work helped curious readers follow the path from Newtonian science to Einstein’s revolution.
1 Audiobook
The evolution of scientific thought from Newton to Einstein
by A. (Aram) D'Abro
About the author
Born in Paris in 1886, Aram D'Abro became an Armenian-American author and popularizer of science. Reliable biographical details about his life are limited, but reference sources agree that he is chiefly remembered for writing accessible books on modern physics and scientific thought.
His best-known work is The Evolution of Scientific Thought from Newton to Einstein, first published in 1927 and later reissued, a book that traces the development of major scientific ideas for general readers. He also wrote The Rise of the New Physics and The Decline of Mechanism, continuing his effort to explain difficult changes in physics in clear, engaging language.
D'Abro died in 1957. Even with relatively little surviving personal information, his books have kept his name alive among readers interested in the history of science and in how twentieth-century physics reshaped the modern view of the universe.