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Science in the twentieth century : a social-intellectual survey / Steven L Goldman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: Mixed materialsMixed materialsLanguage: English Series: Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics. | The Great courses | The Great CoursesPublication details: Chantilly, Virginia : The Teaching Company, 2004.Description: 6 videodiscs (1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 224 pages; 19 cm)ISBN:
  • 9781565858923 (Set)
  • 1565858921
Other title:
  • Science in the 20th century
  • Social intellectual survey
Uniform titles:
  • The Great Courses
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370
LOC classification:
  • LB 14.6 G619s 2004
Contents:
Disc 1-2: lecture 1. The evolution of 20th-Century science -- lecture 2. Redefining reality -- lecture 3. Quantum theory makes its appearance -- lecture 4. The heroic "old" age of quantum theory -- lecture 5. A newer theory-QED -- lecture 6. QED meets fission and fusion -- lecture 7. Learning by smashing -- lecture 8. What good is QED? -- lecture 9. The newest theory-quantum chromodynamics -- lecture 10. Unifying nature -- lecture 11. Chemists become designers -- lecture 12. Mathematics and truth -- Disc 3-4: lecture 13. Mathematics and reality -- lecture 14. The universe expands -- lecture 15. What is the universe? -- lecture 16. How do we know what's out there? -- lecture 17. From equilibrium to dynamism -- lecture 18. Subterranean fury -- lecture 19. Solar system citizen -- lecture 20. Science organized, adopted, co-opted -- lecture 21. Techno-science and globalization -- lecture 22. The evolution of evolution -- lecture 23. Human evolution -- lecture 24. Genetics-from Mendel to molecules -- Disc 5-6: lecture 25. Molecular biology -- lecture 26. Molecular medicine -- lecture 27. Culture-anthropology and archaeology -- lecture 28. Culture-history -- lecture 29. Culture-linguistics -- lecture 30. Society-sociology -- lecture 31. Society-political science -- lecture 32. Society-economics -- lecture 33. Mind-classical and behavioral psychology -- lecture 34. Mind-cybernetics, AI, connectionism -- lecture 35. Looking back -- lecture 36. Looking around and looking ahead.
Summary: Presents 36 lectures discussing the evolving relationship of science with society during the 20th century.
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Course no.: 1220
36 lectures (30 minutes per lecture).
In 3 containers.

"Science & mathematics"--Container

Disc 1-2: lecture 1. The evolution of 20th-Century science --
lecture 2. Redefining reality --
lecture 3. Quantum theory makes its appearance --
lecture 4. The heroic "old" age of quantum theory --
lecture 5. A newer theory-QED --
lecture 6. QED meets fission and fusion --
lecture 7. Learning by smashing --
lecture 8. What good is QED? --
lecture 9. The newest theory-quantum chromodynamics --
lecture 10. Unifying nature --
lecture 11. Chemists become designers --
lecture 12. Mathematics and truth --
Disc 3-4:
lecture 13. Mathematics and reality --
lecture 14. The universe expands --
lecture 15. What is the universe? --
lecture 16. How do we know what's out there? --
lecture 17. From equilibrium to dynamism --
lecture 18. Subterranean fury --
lecture 19. Solar system citizen --
lecture 20. Science organized, adopted, co-opted --
lecture 21. Techno-science and globalization --
lecture 22. The evolution of evolution --
lecture 23. Human evolution --
lecture 24. Genetics-from Mendel to molecules --
Disc 5-6:
lecture 25. Molecular biology --
lecture 26. Molecular medicine --
lecture 27. Culture-anthropology and archaeology --
lecture 28. Culture-history --
lecture 29. Culture-linguistics --
lecture 30. Society-sociology --
lecture 31. Society-political science --
lecture 32. Society-economics --
lecture 33. Mind-classical and behavioral psychology --
lecture 34. Mind-cybernetics, AI, connectionism --
lecture 35. Looking back --
lecture 36. Looking around and looking ahead.

Presents 36 lectures discussing the evolving relationship of science with society during the 20th century.

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