ISBN:
9780521012706
,
9781139148078
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (177 p.)
Series Statement:
Canto
Parallel Title:
Print version The Golem at Large : What You Should Know about Technology
DDC:
303.483
Keywords:
Social aspects
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Social aspects
;
Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
In this follow up to their earlier book, The Golem: What You Should Know About Science, the authors now consider the Golem of technology. Using the same successful format, in a series of case studies they demonstrate that the imperfections in technology are related to the uncertainties in sciences
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction: the technological golem; 1 A clean kill?: the role of Patriot in the Gulf War; 2 The naked launch: assigning blame for the Challenger explosion; 3 Crash !: nuclear fuel flasks and anti-misting kerosene on trial; 4 The world according to Gold: disputes about the origins of oil; 5 Tidings of comfort and joy: Seven Wise Men and the science of economics; 6 The science of the lambs: Chernobyl and the Cumbrian sheepfarmers; 7 ACTing UP: AIDS cures and lay expertise
Description / Table of Contents:
Conclusion: the golem goes to workReferences and further reading; Index;
Note:
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