STS.003 The Rise of Modern Science, Spring 2005

Jones, David S. (David Shumway)

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Jones, David S. (David Shumway)

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The Rise of Modern Science

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Abstract

This course will study the development of modern science from the seventeenth century to the present, focusing on Europe and the United States. It will not focus on discoveries and their discoverers. Instead, it will examine: What is science? How has science been practiced, and by whom? How are discoveries made and accepted? What is the nature of scientific progress? What is the impact of science and society? What is the impact of society on science? Topics will be drawn from the histories of physics, chemistry, biology, geology, medicine, psychology, and computer science.

Date issued

2005-06

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45595

Department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Science, Technology and Society

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STS.003-Spring2005

local: STS.003

local: IMSCP-MD5-78af60dcb7809aa288c662da73d0964f

Keywords

Science, technology, society, modern, seventeenth century, present, Europe, United States, practice, discoveries, progress, history, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, medicine, psychology, computer science

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