STS.042J - Einstein, Oppenheimer, Feynman: Physics in the 20th Century
STS.042J - Einstein, Oppenheimer, Feynman: Physics in the 20th Century (Fall 2020, MIT OCW). Instructor: Prof. David Kaiser. This class explores the changing roles of physics and physicists during the 20th century. Topics range from relativity theory and quantum mechanics to high-energy physics and cosmology. We examine the development of modern physics and the role of physicists within shifting institutional, cultural, and political contexts, such as Imperial Britain, Nazi Germany, and the US during World War II, and the Cold War.
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Lecture 02 - Faraday, Thomson, and Maxwell: Lines of Force in the Ether
Prof. Kaiser discusses the difference in physics in the past and now, Faraday and the lines of force in the Ether, and Thomson & Maxwell, and their contributions in math and mechanics.