STS.003 The Rise of Modern Science, Spring 2008
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Gerovitch, Slava
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The Rise of Modern Science
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This course studies the development of modern science from the seventeenth century to the present, focusing on Europe and the United States. Key questions include: What is science, and how is it done? How are discoveries made and accepted? What is the nature of scientific progress? What is the impact of science on society? What is the impact of society on science? Topics will be drawn from the histories of physics, chemistry, biology, psychology, and medicine.AcknowledgementThis class is based on the one originally designed and taught by Prof. David Jones. His Spring 2005 version can be viewed by following the link under Archived Courses on the right side of this page.
Date issued
2008-06Other identifiers
STS.003-Spring2008
local: STS.003
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Keywords
technology;, technology, society, modern, seventeenth century, present, discovery, progress, history, physics, chemistry, biology, genetics, geology, medicine, psychology, computer science, race, ethics, scientific revolution, warfare, evolution, Freud, Einstein, Darwin, experiment, eugenics, technology and society, policy