Banca de DEFESA: GABRIEL DE AZEVEDO MARASCHIN

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STUDENT : GABRIEL DE AZEVEDO MARASCHIN
DATE: 14/03/2025
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: CPDA
TITLE:

Science, Technology and Development: the National Research Council and Brazilian nuclear policy (1951-1964)

KEY WORDS:

Hegemony – Science and Technology – CNPq – Nuclear Energy

PAGES: 348
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: História
SUMMARY:

The following research analyzes the relationships that Brazilian scientists had with the structuring of nuclear policies in the country through the National Research Council (CNPq) in the period between 1951 and 1964. Based on the organization of data taken from the institution's Minutes and Annals, present in the CNPq Fund, at the Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences (MAST), for the construction of the Prosopon base, it was observed that the actions of Brazilian scientists in the projection of a national nuclear industry involved the relationship between their positions of professor-researchers with those of a consultative and deliberative nature that they assumed in private and State institutions to carry out public policies aimed at science and technology. With Brazilian physicists at the forefront, mainly those from the University of Brazil (UB) and the University of São Paulo (USP), we were able to observe that the efforts made by these scientists to promote science as an ideal of civilizational progress converged with the interests of fractions of the Brazilian ruling class concerned with national economic modernization, with emphasis on nuclear energy as an alternative to underdevelopment. Thus, the political alignment between scientists and these sectors of the ruling class fed the developmental project that involved strengthening the scientific field, enabling the creation of institutions such as the Brazilian Center for Physical Research (CBPF) and the CNPq.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Interno - 1736091 - JOAO MARCIO MENDES PEREIRA
Externa à Instituição - MARIA LETÍCIA CORRÊA - UERJ
Interna - 1637247 - MONICA DE SOUZA NUNES MARTINS
Presidente - 1570625 - PEDRO HENRIQUE PEDREIRA CAMPOS
Externo à Instituição - RAFAEL VAZ DA MOTTA BRANDÃO - UERJ