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

Kaiser, David

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Kaiser, David

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Einstein, Oppenheimer, Feynman: Physics in the 20th Century

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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.

Date issued

2002-12

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34939

Department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Science, Technology and Society; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics

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STS.042J-Fall2002

local: STS.042J

local: 8.225J

local: IMSCP-MD5-9094001cacbea8c00524e937ad10691d

Keywords

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

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