STS.042J / 8.225J Einstein, Oppenheimer, Feynman: Physics in the 20th Century, Spring 2006
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Author(s)
Kaiser, David
Alternative Title
Einstein, Oppenheimer, Feynman: Physics in the 20th Century
Date Issued
June 2006
Abstract
This class explores the changing roles of physics and physicists during the 20th century. Topics range from relativity theory and quantum mechanics to high-energy physics and cosmology. The course also examines the development of modern physics within shifting institutional, cultural, and political contexts, such as physics in Imperial Britain, Nazi Germany, U.S. efforts during World War II, and physicists' roles during the Cold War.
Subjects
relativity theory
quantum mechanics
solid-state physics
elementary particles
quarks
cosmology
nuclear weapons
Maxwell
Mach
Poincar?
Bohr
Heisenberg
Schr?dinger
McCarthyism
Einstein
Planck
Feynman
scientific frontiers
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Science, Technology and Society
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Sloan School of Management
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