Making the Bomb

Readings


Unless otherwise stated, all readings are from The Making of the Atomic Bomb, Richard Rhodes.

Reading

Class Date Reading Comments
1 Tuesday, January 5

2 Friday, April 2 Chapters 1 - 3

3 Tuesday, April 6 Chapters 4 - 7

4 Friday, April 9 Chapters 8 - 9

5 Tuesday, April 13 Science Day

6 Friday, April 16 Chapters 10 - 11

7 Tuesday, April 20 Chapters 12 - 14

8 Friday, April 23 Chapters 15 - 16

9 Tuesday, April 27 Chapter 17 - 18

10 Friday, April 30 Chapter 19

11 Tuesday, May 4 Epilogue

12 Friday, May 7 The Day After Trinity
Dave will be out of town. Meet in the lecture hall.
13 Tuesday, May 11 All Students: Introduction, Chapters 1-3, "Hiroshima in America," Lifton.

Level 1 and 2 Students: pp. 3 - 26, "By the Bomb's Early Light" Paul Boyer.

Level 3 and 4 Students: pp. 3 - 16, "Fallout," Paul Boyer.


14 Friday, May 14 Click here for assignment.
Madeline Scammell, the project director of the Community Research Network at the Loka Institute will lead a discussion.
15 Tuesday, May 18 By the Bomb's Early Light, Parts II and IV.
Topics for discussion: The world government movement and early "techno-utopian" responses.
16 Friday, May 21 Hiroshima in America, Part I, Chapters 4-7.

Fallout, chpater 14 and 16.

Topics for discussion: Shaping public opinion, 1945-50; the view from the 1990s and the Enola Gay controversy.
17 Tuesday, May 25 Presentations by: Anthony, Kaye, Dave F, Steve F, and Nate.
Meet in the lecture hall.
17.5 Tuesday, May 25 Film: Atomic Cafe
6:00 - 7:45, Lecture Hall
18 Friday, May 28 Presentations by: Rolanda, Mike, Gen, Chase
Class Presentations and Course Evaluation
19 Tuesday, June 1 Presentations by:

19.5 Tuesday, June 1 Presentations by:
6:00 - 7:45
20 Friday, June 4 No Class



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