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Post-WWII Science

Post-WWII Science . Post-WWII Science. Science & Tech Theoretical and applied science converged during WWII Radar developed by British scientists Jet aircraft developed by Germans Manhattan Project (A-Bomb) developed by US Computer technology begins. Post-WWII Science. “Big Science”

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Post-WWII Science

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  1. Post-WWII Science

  2. Post-WWII Science • Science & Tech • Theoretical and applied science converged during WWII • Radar developed by British scientists • Jet aircraft developed by Germans • Manhattan Project (A-Bomb) developed by US • Computer technology begins

  3. Post-WWII Science • “Big Science” • Became model for the scientific community after WWII • Highly competitive industry among scientists and nations. • Gov’ts funded projects to combine sophisticated engineering with theoretical science • US & USSR became leaders in big science • Science not demobilized in US or USSR after WWII • Space race • Sputnik, 1957, leads to the development of ICBMs • Creation of NASA • 1961 Yuri Gargarin is first person in space

  4. Post-WWII Science • “Brain Drain” • Many European scientists leave for US in the 1950s and 1960s. • 4 times as many scientists in Europe in 1975 than 1945. • Highly specialized technical scientists work as teams

  5. Post-WWII Science • Computers • Transform societies into “haves” and “have nots” based on technical knowledge.

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