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

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

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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...

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Main Author: Kaiser, David
Language:en-US
Published: 2006
Subjects:
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
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69617

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