STS.042J / 8.225J Einstein, Oppenheimer, Feynman: Physics in the 20th Century, Spring 2006

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 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.

Date issued

2006-06

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69617

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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STS.042J-Spring2006

local: STS.042J

local: 8.225J

local: IMSCP-MD5-d8ee8b3dc972328d75fe970857a97c18

Keywords

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

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