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Nuclear Weapons in Regional Contexts: The Cases of Argentina and Brazil
South America is a region which is free from nuclear weapons. However, this
was not an inevitable development from the relationships among its countries.
Indeed, regional rivalries between Brazil and Argentina, with military
implications for both countries, lasted a long time. After WWII these countries
took part in the race to obtain nuclear technologies and nuclear ambitions were
part of the game. In the mid 1980s, the end of military dictatorships and the
successful establishing of democratic institutions put an end to the race. Thus
regional and national interests in addition to the establishment of democracies
in Latin America have been responsible for the building of trust between the
two countries. Meaningful international initiatives are once again needed in
the framework of worldwide cooperation. This cooperation is better developed
when democratic regimes are in place.Comment: 16 pages, 2 figures. Paper to be published in Contemporanea,
Montevideo. An earlier and short version of this paper was presented at the
international conference An Open World: Science, Technology and Society in
the Light of Niels Bohr's Thoughts, held in Copenhagen 4-6 December 201
Science communication in Brazil: A historical review and considerations about the current situation
As opinioes dos brasileiros sobre ciencia e tecnologia: o paradoxo da relacao entre informacao e atitudes
Plantio irrigado de bananeiras resistentes à Sigatoka-negra consorciado com culturas anuais
Ciência e tecnologia no Brasil Imperial Guilherme Schüch, Barão de Capanema (1824-1908) Science and technology in Imperial Brazil Guilherme Schüch, Baron of Capanema (1824-1908)
O engenheiro e naturalista Guilherme Schüch de Capanema foi, sem dúvida, um expoente da elite Imperial. Circulou por importantes espaços institucionais científicos e técnicos, tendo atuado de forma bastante significativa para a implementação de uma cultura técnico-científica no Brasil e o conseqüente fortalecimento da engenharia e dos engenheiros. Entretanto, Capanema ainda permanece, assim como quase todos os cientistas do Segundo Império, um "desconhecido mal conhecido". O presente trabalho, contudo, não se propõe fazer sua extensa biografia, mas analisar e ressaltar aspectos de sua obra, relacionandoos a sua formação universitária e a sua prática enquanto engenheiro e naturalista.<br>Guilherme Schüch de Capanema was a prominent member of the Brazilian imperial elite. He belonged to several important institutional loci giving his valuable contribution to the implementation of a technical-scientific culture in Brazil, and therefore to the strengthening of both the field of engineering and the engineers. However, Capanema still remains an .unknown not well known., as do the majority of the scientists of the Second Empire. This paper analyzes and stresses aspects of his professional and academic life, related to his university education, and to his practice as engineer and naturalist