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The golem at large : what you should know about technology / Harry Collins, Trevor Pinch.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 163 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0511003196
  • 9780511003196
  • 9781139148078
  • 1139148079
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Golem at large.DDC classification:
  • 303.48/3 21
LOC classification:
  • T14.5 .C645 1998eb
Other classification:
  • 50.12
  • TB 6500
  • ZG 9270
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: Through a series of case studies, the authors demonstrate that the imperfections in technology are related to the uncertainties in science.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-158) and index.

Through a series of case studies, the authors demonstrate that the imperfections in technology are related to the uncertainties in science.

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.

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