ISBN:
9781315024400
,
9780415949392
,
9780415949385
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (1 online resource (352 pages))
,
illustrations
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Hård, Mikael Hubris and hybrids
DDC:
303.483
Keywords:
Science History
;
Technology History
;
Technology - History
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
;
Technik
;
Geschichte
;
Naturwissenschaften
;
Geschichte
;
Technik
;
Naturwissenschaften
;
Kultur
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
The roots of technoscience. The scientific reformation in early modern Europe ; The industrial transformation ; The sites of enlightenment and innovation -- The machine in the mind. Technocrats and their critics ; Eastern minds take on the Western juggernaut ; Artistic appropriations from Morris to The Matrix -- Machines and knowledge in action. Mobility mania and its material manifestations ; The cultural forms of communication and information ; Public works, public health, and personal hygiene -- Coping with technoscience. Making technoscience politically accountable ; From appropriate technology to green business ; Conclusions: history as cultural assessment
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-325) and index. - Description based on print version record
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