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Cursus

202001293

Studiepunten (ECTS)

Cursustype

Honours

Voertaal

Engels

Contactpersoon

prof.dr. J. Schmitz

E-mail

j.schmitz@utwente.nl

Docenten

Contactpersoon van de cursus		dr. P. van Adrichem - Rotteveel
Examinator		prof.dr. J. Schmitz
Contactpersoon van de cursus		prof.dr. J. Schmitz

Collegejaar

2022

Aanvangsblok

Opmerking

This course is part of the Bachelor Honours programme

Aanmeldingsprocedure

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Inschrijven via OSIRIS

Cursusdoelen

Students set their own learning goals related to deepening their understanding of the complex design of the Manhattan Project in a uni- and/or multidisciplinary context

Inhoud

The Manhattan project was the first great project that was carried out in the US. Its goal was to make an atomic bomb that could be used in the war. This weapon was used in fact, as you know on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The Manhattan Project had a special historical setting: there was war and people feared that the Germans would be able to finish an atomic bomb before their defeat. It is about a fearsome weapon – there are deep ethical questions associated with it. How did the engineers and scientists deal with these questions? What did the public think of it? How was the public informed about the weapon? The project was led by the American military – how did this fact influence the evolution of the project?

The essential finding that leads to the atomic bomb was the discovery of nuclear fission in 1938. Seven years later the first bombs exploded: the very first test was successful. Is this the standard course of affairs?

Verplicht materiaal

Aanbevolen materiaal

Werkvormen

Hoorcollege

Aanwezigheidsplicht

Project

Aanwezigheidsplicht

Toetsen

Assignments and presentation

Sluiten

Help