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Dr. Joseph Spradley
Professor
Faculty status since 1959

Armerding 16
Phone: (630) 752-5897
Fax: (630) 752 5996
Email: joseph.l.spradley@wheaton.edu


Education

1950-53: A.A., Physics and Mathematics, Outstanding Physics Student Award, L.A.C.C

1953-54: B.S. with Honors, General Engineering, U.C.L.A

1954-55: M.S. Engineering Physics and Applied Mathematics, U.C.L.A.

1955-58: Ph.D. Engr. Physics, U.C.L.A.

 
Professional and Personal Interests
Travelling and 3 meter diving.



Courses Taught
- Undergraduate Physics and Math
- Mathematical Physics
- History of Science
- Astronomy

Membership in Professional Societies

American Scientific Affiliation.

Research

History of Science.

Papers Published and/or Presented

Spradley, Joseph. “How Have Christian Faith and Natural Science Interacted in History?” Chapter 1 in Dorothy F. Chappell and E. David Cook, Eds., Not Just Science: Questions Where Christian Faith and Natural Science Intersect ( Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2005), 27-47.

. “Kepler: Luminous Wonder, Heavy Cross,” Christian History 76, vol. 21 (4) 2002, 21.

Spradley, Joseph, Ed. Magill’s Science Annual, 2001 ( Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2001), 729 pages.

Spradley, Joseph.“Christological Influences on Science,” Christian Scholar’s Review31, Fall 2001, 67-84.

. “Extrasolar Planets and Religious Responses,” Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 51 (1), March, 1999, 34-38.

. “Christology and Early Science,” Perspectives: An Academic Journal of Daystar University, vol. 2 (2), Nairobi, Kenya, December 1998, 25-40.

. “Religion and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence,” Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 50 (3), September, 1998, 194-203.



Full list of Dr. Spradley's publications



  


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