History of Consciousness

HISC110 Histories of the Atom

This interdisciplinary course considers the atom in four respects: as philosophical idea, as weapon, as catastrophe, and as clock. Students will learn about ancient atomisms, radiometric dating, the Manhattan Project, the bombing of Hiroshima, and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Credits

5

General Education Code

PE-T

Quarter offered

Spring

Instructor

S. Engel