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PHYS 140 - Physics and Society

Energy sources and pollution (conventional and nuclear); energy from outer space and atmospheric neutrons; the supersonic transport controversy–sonic boom, radiation hazards, weather disturbances; power for transportation; physics and weapons (e.g., atomic bombs and antiballistic missiles); tornadoes and weather control; physics in medicine, radioactive tracers, medical instruments from physics; social impact of the transistor; the LASER. Two lectures and one seminar-laboratory per week.

Credits: 3