Science Technology and War

Science Technology and War

Format
On Campus
Course Number
HSOC 1120 920
Course Code
HSOC1120920
Course Key
83586
Day(s)
Wednesday
Monday
Time
12:00pm-3:50pm
12:00pm-3:50pm
Instructor
PRIAL, BRIGID
Primary Program
Fulfills
COL-SECTOR-Humanities&Soc Sci
Course Description
From submarines to atomic weapons, mustard gas to Agent Orange, military technology has had profound impacts on scientific understandings of the natural world. In this course, we will explore how changes in military science and technology have expanded and transformed the “battlefield” at different historical moments. This course provides an overview of the history of science, technology and war with a focus on the 20th century United States and asks how modern warfare and its technologies have relied on, impacted, and been transformed themselves by natural resources and environments. Topics will include the development of chemical weapons and pesticides, the battlefield of the sea in submarine warfare, the global journey of uranium for the Manhattan Project, and more.
Crosslistings
HSOC1120920
Subject Area Vocab