Katherine Brading

Katherine Brading
Katherine Brading
Born	1970 (age 55–56)
Occupations	Philosopher of science, historian of science
Known for	Work on symmetry in physics, Noether’s theorem, Émilie du Châtelet
Title	Professor of Philosophy
Academic background
Education	King's College London (BSc, Physics and Philosophy); University of Oxford (St Hugh's College) (D.Phil.);
Thesis	Symmetries, conservation laws, and Noether's variational problem (2001)
Academic work
Institutions	University of Notre Dame (until 2017); Duke University (2017–present);
Notable works	Émilie Du Châtelet and the Foundations of Physical Science (2019); Symmetries in Physics: Philosophical Reflections (2003, co-editor); Philosophical Mechanics in the Age of Reason (2023, coauthor);

Katherine Astrid Brading (born 1970) is a philosopher of science and historian of science whose works have concerned theoretical physics, symmetry, and Émilie du Châtelet. Educated in England, she works in the US as a professor of philosophy at Duke University.