History 285 - FALL 2003

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Date Lecture Notes Discussion
 
DEFINITIONS, CONCEPTS, AND METHODS
9/7 Introduction and Definitions notes

Wk 1: no discussion
       Reading: Einstein's year of discovery

9/9 History of Science before WW II notes
 
PROGRESS, 1947-1967
9/12 The Legacy of the Bomb and WW II notes Wk 2: Science and Technology Policy
9/14 Science and the Endless Frontier notes
9/16 Films: Bombs & Progress films
9/19 Cold War Science notes Wk 3: Atomic Bomb Museum
9/21 The Moon race notes
9/23 Film films
9/26 Radar, Electronics and Computers notes Wk 4: Science the Endless Frontier
9/28 Energy and Nuclear Power notes
9/30 Film films
10/3 DNA, Polio, and the Biomedical Sciences notes Wk 5: Atomic Research
10/5 Science and the Social Sciences notes
10/7 Films films
 
DECADE OF CRISIS, 1967-1980
10/10 Exam #1 Wk 6: Rethinking the S/T Agenda
10/12 The End of the Progressive Era notes
10/14 The Rise of Environmental Awareness notes
10/17 Break Wk 7: Environmental Awareness
10/19 Tentative - no class
10/21 Films: films
10/24 Alternative Science and World Views notes Wk 8: Criticism of S/T
10/26 Legistlative Response notes
10/28 Recombinant DNA notes
10/31 Microwave debate notes Wk 9:
11/2 Energy Crisis notes
11/4 Films films
 
GROWTH AND PROBLEMS OF SCIENCE, 1980-2003
11/7 Exam #2 Wk 10: Genetic Privacy
11/9 Agenda of the 80s notes
11/11 Films films
11/14 Science & government notes Wk 11: Technology transfer
11/16 Large Science Projects notes
11/18 Films films
11/21 Regulation of science notes Wk 12:
11/23 no lecture
11/25 break
11/28 Regulation (Human Subject) & AIDS, Part I notes Wk 13: Reports
11/30 AIDS, Part II  
12/2 Films film
12/5 Science & Law notes Wk 14: Reports
12/7 Science, Gender & Education notes
12/9 Films film
12/12 Science & Technology in the 21st century   Wk 15: Review
 
12/15 FINAL EXAM (EXAM #3) 1:30-3:30