RHETOR 20 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Sherry Turkle, Nuclear Weapon Design
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New ways of knowing/ new ways of forgetting. 20 years ago, we talked about simulations as if there is a choice. Theories are always tested in simulation in all fields, but especially in nuclear design. Because scientists are prohibited from testing weapons in the physical real. This has distanced younger scientists from the potential consequences of their art. Moral effects of moving nuclear weapons research to virtual space. Effects of virtuality on the science itself. Successful simulation gives sense that digital objects are ready. Oral history of retiring experienced scientists are important and infused with anxiety. Nuclear weapons design divided by dramatic generational markers. Cultures of weapons laboratories are also in play. Peters charles published something beautiful he made when he made a mistake in coding. Published it and was read as something real, became an icon of science. Charles i see these posters and i cringe . Simulations travel incredibly quickly and take on a life of their own.
