We are experiencing minor difficulties with our submission forms, which we are working to resolve. If you have any issues while submitting items, please contact us at dspace-lib@mit.edu.

STS.436 Cold War Science, Spring 2004

Thumbnail Image
Download
Name

STS-436Spring2004/OcwWeb/Science--Technology--and-Society/STS-436Spring2004/CourseHome/index.htm

Size

13.55 KB

Format

HTML

Checksum (MD5)

5584c59376ebe0b2e3aa3578a0ea8bf4

Author(s)
Kaiser, David
Alternative Title
Cold War Science
Date Issued
June 2004
Abstract
This course examines the history and legacy of the Cold War on science, looking predominantly at examples in the United States. It begins by exploring scientists’ new political roles after World War II, ranging from elite policy-makers in the nuclear age to victims of domestic anti-Communism. The course next examines the changing institutions in which the physical, biological, and social sciences were conducted during the postwar decades, investigating the links between institutions and epistemology. The course closes by considering the place of science in the post-Cold-War era.
Subjects
cold war
history of science
nuclear age
post-cold-war era
atomic bomb
nuclear weapons
atom bomb
hydrogen bomb
atomic energy
McCarthyism
espionage
anti-communism
soviet union
cold war america
american science
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Science, Technology and Society
Terms of Use
Persistent DSpace Link
PrivacyPermissionsAccessibilityContact us
Notify us about copyright concerns.