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STS.042J / 8.225J Einstein, Oppenheimer, Feynman: Physics in the 20th Century, Fall 2002

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Kaiser, David
Alternative Title
Einstein, Oppenheimer, Feynman: Physics in the 20th Century
Date Issued
December 2002
Abstract
This class will study some of the changing ideas within modern physics, ranging from relativity theory and quantum mechanics to solid-state physics, nuclear and elementary particles, and cosmology. These ideas will be situated within shifting institutional, cultural, and political contexts. The overall aim is to understand the changing roles of physics and of physicists over the course of the twentieth century.
Subjects
relativity theory
quantum mechanics
solid-state physics
elementary particles
quarks
cosmology
nuclear weapons
Maxwell
Mach
Bohr
Heisenberg
McCarthyism
Poincaré
Schrödinger
nuclear particles
physics
20th century
twentieth century
physicists
institutional, political, cultural context
STS.042J
8.225J
STS.042
8.225
Physics -- History -- 20th century
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Science, Technology and Society
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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