Unless otherwise stated, all readings are from The Making of the
Atomic Bomb, Richard Rhodes.
| Class | Date | Reading | Comments |
| 1 | Tuesday, January 5 | |
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| 2 | Friday, April 2 | Chapters 1 - 3 |
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| 3 | Tuesday, April 6 | Chapters 4 - 7 |
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| 4 | Friday, April 9 | Chapters 8 - 9 |
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| 5 | Tuesday, April 13 | Science Day |
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| 6 | Friday, April 16 | Chapters 10 - 11 |
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| 7 | Tuesday, April 20 | Chapters 12 - 14 |
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| 8 | Friday, April 23 | Chapters 15 - 16 |
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| 9 | Tuesday, April 27 | Chapter 17 - 18 |
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| 10 | Friday, April 30 | Chapter 19 |
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| 11 | Tuesday, May 4 | Epilogue |
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| 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.
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| 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: |
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| 19.5 | Tuesday, June 1 | Presentations by: |
6:00 - 7:45 |
| 20 | Friday, June 4 | No Class |
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