Listed in: History, as HIST-214
Formerly listed as: HIST-68
John W. Servos (Section 01)
[US] A survey of the social, political, and institutional development of science in America from the Civil War to the present. Emphasis will be on explaining how the United States moved from the periphery to the center of international scientific life. Topics will include the professionalization of science; roles of scientists in industry, education, and government; ideologies of basic research; and the response of American scientists to the two world wars, the Depression, and the Cold War. Two class meetings per week.
Spring semester. Professor Servos.
Section 01
Tu 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM CHAP 101
Th 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM CHAP 101
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science for Sale | U Chicago | D. Greenberg | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Intuition | Dial Press | A. Goodman | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Brotherhood of the Bomb | Henry Holt | G. Herken | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The Physicists: History of Scientific Community in ModernAmerica | Harvard | D. J. Kevles | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Science in the Private Interest | Rowman & Littlefield | S. Krimsky | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Arrowsmith | Signet Classics | S. Lewis | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Heavens & Earth: Political History of Space Age | Johns Hopkins | W. McDougall | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Summer for the Gods: Scopes Trial & America's Continuing Debate over Science and Religion | Harvard | E. Larson | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.