HST 296 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Outer Space Treaty, Nuclear Technology, Divisor
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In the 1980s, developing countries were going from agrarian to industrial, developed countries were entering the info age. Nuclear physics did not become the science of the future. Big science : big money, equipment and teams focused on a few areas of science, technology and engineer. The usa had lots of companies with devoted research and development departments and outstanding institutes like mit and cal tech. The usa military was a huge patron of research and development. Europe and other developed nations followed example of the usa in funding. The ussr was able to focus all scientists on big projects but at the expense of overall scientific knowledge and progress, Deregulation of tv and phone system greatly helped telecommunications. Many reasons for this deregulation, not strictly because of government ideology. Outer space treaty: banned nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction from space, the moon or other bodies. +gave early warning for natural disasters and helped draw maps more accurately.
