Dr. Craig McConnell,  Liberal Studies

H223-C

LINK TO EMAIL ADDRESS: cmcconnell@fullerton.edu

PhD, History of Science, University of Wisconsin

 

 Craig McConnell at 14,000 feet

Research interests in science in literature and science in popular culture. I am finishing a study of cosmology from the 1950s to the 1970s in which I have shown that popular and religious discussions of cosmology had an impact on subsequent technical developments in the field.  I am starting a project on the public reaction to the Soviet launch of Sputnik in 1957 and the ensuing interactions between the space race and the cold war.  

Resource Recommendations:

  • John Canaday, The Nuclear Muse (literary study)

  • Jessica Wang, American Science in an Age of Anxiety (history)

  • Richard Powers, The Gold Bug Variations (literature).

 

 COURSES TAUGHT:

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  • LBST/HIST 302A and B Historical Dimension Liberal Studies (History of Science component)
  • LBST 304 Liberal Studies in the Sciences
  • LBST 491 Senior Seminar in Science and Literature

Other Interests: I come from Colorado, and love hiking, camping, and fly fishing.  I play trumpet in the Crafton Hills Jazz Combo.