Science and Technology in 20th Century

4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Designed for juniors/seniors. Development of science and technology and their impact on society. Industrialization, global scientific community, social Darwinism, atomic bomb and nuclear proliferation, Cold War and American science, environmentalism, molecular biology and genetic engineering. P/NP or letter grading.