HSSC 520 - Scientists and the State

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Staff. This course explores the relationship between the scientist and the State by studying important 20th century scientists in Britain, America, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Topics include the "Galileo myth," and institutional, ideological, and ethical dimensions of the relationship. Scientists to be studied will include J.B.S. Haldane, H.J. Muller, T.D. Lysenko and A.D. Sakharov.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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