NS 201 - The Dawn of the Nuclear Age

Institution:

Colorado College

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Description:

The development of nuclear science, one of the most significant of human achievements, is traced from the discovery of radioactivity, nuclear particles, and fission, culminating with the building of the atomic bomb in World War II. Special attention is given to the scientists involved; among them Curi, Rutherford, Szilard, Oppenheimer, Fermi, Teller, Meitner, and Bohr. Readings about World War II will enable the student to understand better how science, politics and warfare came together at Hiroshima in 1945. (Does not meet the laboratory/field requirement for the natural sciences.) (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.

Credits:

1.00 - 9.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.coloradocollege.edu

Phone Number:

(719) 389-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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