A very special thanks to Susan Lindee, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, Professor Department of History and Sociology of Science American science, history of genetics, gender and science, science and popular culture, science and war.
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Keywords: journalist, University of Texas, Austin, newspapers, science, technology, medicine, Cornell University, Dorothy Nelkin, anti-nuclear movement, science journalism, legitamcy, San Antonio, TX, Ithaca, NY
First Research, Dissertation
Keywords: research, philosophy of science, archival, historian, historical analysis, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Atomic Energy Commission, National Academy of Sciences, Japan, Washington, D.C., reconstruction, scientific projects, cold war
Lessons from Journalism
Keywords: journalist, contemplative, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jimmy Carter, research agenda
Working on The DNA Mystique
Keywords: Dorothy Nelkin, gene, popular culture, The DNA Mystique, consequences, advertising, television programming, mass culture, court decisions, employment venues, institutional priorities
Researching What We Do Not See
Keywords: information technology, health care, transportation, bridges, roads, research, exploration, technical domains, political power, social justice, health, identity, psychology, technical literature, emotions, normative, scholar, moral, ethical
Keywords: science, war, militarization, exports, case study, industrialization, 1853, monopoly, Max Weber, presidents, prime ministers, technological systems, political power
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Keywords: seminar, original research, nuclear, chemical, biological, independent research project
Keywords: perspective, debates, illuminate, science, technology, medicine, genetic disease, medical geneticist, legislation, political will
Thinking About the System
Keywords: critical perspectives, consumer, healthcare, automobile, public policy, technical knowledge
Reaching Out to the Public
Keywords: Darwin, historian, high school, voter, democratic society, history, science
Challenge for Historians
Keywords: write, research, house of mirrors, discovery, realization
Research in High School and Undergraduate Studies
Keywords: high school, research project, environmental, computer, geothermal energy, databases, scientific papers, decision, social studies of science, senior thesis, Crohn's disease, bicycle
Swimming in Science Technology
Keywords: socially, politically, interaction, teach, research, undergraduate programs, science studies, history of science society, social studies of science