STS.003 The Rise of Modern Science, Spring 2008
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 impac...
Main Author: | Gerovitch, Slava |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Science, Technology and Society |
Format: | Learning Object |
Language: | en-US |
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2008
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65347 |
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