HIST 1250 Study Guide - Final Guide: Samuel Morse, Phlogiston Theory, Edward Bernays
2 Nov 2015
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Compare the lives and scienti c careers of albert einstein and fritz haber. Used expertise to develop poison gasses, calculate their maximal effectiveness. During peace time a scientist belongs to the world, but during war time he belongs to his country. General relativity: conceived during wwi, einstein refused war work (cf haber, related gravitation to the curvature of space huge social impact, prediction con rmed in 1919, headlines made einstein a celebrity, brie y describe darwin"s theory of evolution. Then describe how three different political movements of the 20th century tried to use or misuse darwin"s theory to justify their actions. Capitalism, communism and nazism all claimed to be scienti cally based on darwin. Popularized a view that was random, not directed. Before darwin: species were individually created by god. Species were perfectly adapted because they were designed. New species could not appear, nor could species go extinct.
