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STS.436 Cold War Science | Science, Technology, and Society

This seminar examines the history and legacy of the Cold War on American science. It explores scientist's new political roles after World War II, ranging from elite policy makers in the nuclear age to victims of domestic anti Communism. It also examines the changing institutions in which the physical sciences and social sciences were conducted during the postwar decades, investigating possible epistemic effects on forms of knowledge. The subject closes by considering the place of science in the post-Cold War era.

Keywords:: espionage, disarmament, soviet union, globalization, atom bomb, american science, cold war, history of science, space race, academic freedom, nuclear age, atomic bomb, quantum physics, Military History, iron curtain, anti-communism, spying, nuclear weapons, arms race, National Security Agency, atomic energy, post-cold-war era, HUAC, Modern History, McCarthyism, History of Science and Technology, military-industrial complex, physics, Sputnik, capitalism, NSA, CIA, hydrogen bomb, oppenheimer

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Science and Technology

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Material Type:: Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:: May 12, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: May 12, 2016
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Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

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Language:: English
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