Fizeau's work with Foucault inspired him to attempt and calculate the speed of light, the value of which was neither known accurately, nor measured by means of a terrestrial experiment.

The Foucault pendulum which was displayed for many years in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History was removed in late 1998 to make room for the Star-Spangled Banner Preservation ...

What is it? Knowledge, for Foucault, is not just what we know. It is who we are. It defines our options, not just intellectually, but in all respects. Conservative critics argue the ‘social ...