The course deals with the birth and evolution of modern science (17th-20th century) which has changed and continues to drastically change the world. More specifically, it focuses on certain features of its “episodes” such as the scientific revolution (physics and cosmology), the chemical revolution.

At the same time, a thematic set of cross-sections in the history of science is presented, which includes: traditional issues, such as its institutional constitution, the links of science with technology – as symmetrical and absolutely interconnected concepts -, and newer areas of study, such as the popularization of science and its relationship to gender and also the relationship to war (Manhattan Project/ atomic bomb construction).