Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2023
HIST 319 001 (CRN: 15443)
ATOMIC AMERICA
Long Title: ATOMIC AMERICA
Department: History
Instructor: Campos, Luis
Meeting: 4:00PM - 5:15PM TR KRF 102 (21-AUG-2023 - 1-DEC-2023)
Session: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 25
Section Enrolled: 11
Enrollment data as of: 4-DEC-2023 12:51AM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Final Exam Time:
6-DEC-2023
2:00PM - 5:00PM W KRF 105
Description: Los Alamos, Trinity, Hiroshima. This course surveys the complex historical, political, cultural, and moral dimensions of the atomic age, from the discovery of radioactivity in the late nineteenth century through the Manhattan Project, the development of the atomic bomb, and the subsequent Cold War arms race and its environmental legacies.