The golem at large : what you should know about technology /
Through a series of case studies, the authors demonstrate that the imperfections in technology are related to the uncertainties in science.
Основен автор: | Collins, H. M. 1943- |
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Други автори: | Pinch, Trevor, 1952- |
Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Cambridge, U.K. ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1998.
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Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=55852 |
Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Golem at large. |
Съдържание:
- Introduction: the technological golem
- A clean kill?: the role of Patriot in the Gulf War
- The naked launch: assigning blame for the Challenger explosion
- Crash!: nuclear fuel flasks and anti-misting kerosene on trial
- The world according to Gold: disputes about the origins of oil
- Tidings of comfort and joy: Seven Wise Men and the science of economics
- The science of the lambs: Chernobyl and the Cumbrian sheepfarmers
- ACTing UP: AIDS cures and lay expertise
- Conclusion: the golem goes to work.