ISBN:
9780197561027
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 358 pages).
Series Statement:
The Sloan technology series
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
DDC:
600
Keywords:
Geschichte
;
Technikbewertung
;
Kernenergie
;
Techniksoziologie
;
Technischer Fortschritt
;
Technik
;
Technology and civilization
;
Technology Social aspects
;
Technological innovations Social aspects
Abstract:
We have long recognized technology as a driving force behind much historical and cultural change. The invention of the printing press initiated the Reformation. The development of the compass ushered in the Age of Exploration and the discovery of the New World. The cotton gin created the conditions that led to the Civil War. Now, in 'Beyond Engineering', science writer Robert Pool turns the question around to examine how society shapes technology. Drawing on such disparate fields as history, economics, risk analysis, management science, sociology and psychology, Pool illuminates the complex, often fascinating interplay between machines and society, in a book that will revolutionize how we think about technology.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 1997
,
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780195107722.001.0001
URL:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195107722.001.0001
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