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HST 253 - Physics and Politics

Course Units: 1
(Same asPHY 053 ) (Not offered in 2014-15) An introduction to some of the most important developments during the twentieth century in modern physics, the theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, and nuclear physics, set in a comparative context of the capitalist democratic United States, fascist National Socialist Germany, and the communist Soviet Union. Along with explanations of how the science works, this course will examine how the political, social, and ideological context can influence science and scientists. CC: SET



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