manhattan project extra readings

Question 1

consequences of manhattan project

Answer 1

end of war; sart of moral ambiguity during mccarhty era
transformation of american atomic scientsits
us wants more atomic tech
cold war= cash + employment for scientists
creaiton of scientists as public moralists

Question 2

public moralists

Answer 2

campaigin that their pwon personal knowledge has strength and implication and are conscious of bringin weapons to the world

Question 3

oppenheimer on war (shapin reading)

Answer 3

• guilty
• killed himself
• part of GA and atomic energ commision; didnt want to create H-Bomb but overulled by Truman 1950
• power and privision and low morality; reflections of an open soceity

Question 4

bethe rationalization

Answer 4

• wanted to return to reserach
• saw bomb as betrayal of morality and civilization
• rationalized that soviets pose threat to have same tech; hence NEED him
• doesnt want HISTORICAL judgement

Question 5

why did they choose to work

Answer 5

schweber and pavelsky;

• seduction of power and knowledge and resources
• satisification in scientific progression of science
• democratic society; just ‘following order’s

Question 6

big science vs little science (Capshew-rader)

Answer 6

ls; is vague and minimal

bs; size (scientifc spending, papers, publishing, workfoce, infrastructure,
media) and public effect (pop culture icons)

Question 7

weinberg on BS

Answer 7

fear of it ruining science
money being placed over thought
creation of hierachy blunts knowldge unocvering

Question 8

issues of big science

Answer 8

• difcciulty of placing accountability
• multi-authored papers and credits
• moral demonization and lack of rational production
• scientists are dependent workers and morally irresponsabile
• governments define/decide scientific resarch

Question 9

big science today

Answer 9

integration of people nad matieral into centralized industry
extensive communication networks
new scientific perceptions of technolgoy