HIST 240A - Sciences, Medicine and Culture 1450 - 1783

Institution:

Catholic University of America

Subject:

History

Description:

This course examines in primary and secondary texts fundamental developments in the natural sciences, medicine, and the mathematics sine 1730. These are set within historical context and the larger culture, including the responses of religion. Among the topics are Science and the Enlightenment, the Chemical Revolution, Darwinian Evolution, Relativity, Freudian Psychoanalysis, and the Age of the Universe. The principal figures include Euler, Lavoisier, Darwin, Planck, Einstein, Freud, and Curie. The course also considers the rise of modern research universities and new journals and instrumentation.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.cua.edu

Phone Number:

(202) 319-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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