Science and Society

Spring 2015

Science and Society in Modern America

Listed in: History, as HIST-214

Formerly listed as: HIST-68

Faculty

John W. Servos (Section 01)

Description

[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.

Course times and locations

HIST 214 - L/D

Section 01
Tu 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM CHAP 101
Th 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM CHAP 101

Textbooks

Below are the textbooks used in this course, along with pricing information and availability at local bookstores. The price range shown is based upon queries to multiple online booksellers; click on the the price field to see detailed pricing information.

ISBN	Title	Publisher	Author(s)	Comment	Book Store	Price
	Arrowsmith	Signet Classics	Lewis, S.		Amherst Books	TBD
	Brotherhood of the Bomb	Holt	G. Herken		Amherst Books	TBD
	Heavens and the Earth: . . .	John Hopkins U Press	McDougall, W.		Amherst Books	TBD
	Intuition	Dial Press	A. Goodman		Amherst Books	TBD
	Physicists: History of a Scientific Community . . .	Harvard U Press	K. J. Kevles		Amherst Books	TBD
	Science for Sale	U of Chicago Press	D. Greenberg		Amherst Books	TBD
	Science in the Private Interest	Rowman & Littlefield	S. Krimsky		Amherst Books	TBD
	Summer for the Gods: Scopes Trial . . .	Harvard U Press	E. J. Larson		Amherst Books	TBD

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

2022-23: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Spring 2008, Fall 2009, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2019