Beyond engineering : how society shapes technology / Robert Pool.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pool, Robert.

Series:

Sloan technology series.

The Sloan technology series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology.

Technological innovations.

Technology--Social aspects.

Nuclear energy.

Physical Description:

358p .: 23cm

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Introduction: Understanding Technology

1. History and Momentum

2. The Power of Ideas

3. Business

4. Complexity

5. Choices

6. Risk

7. Control

8. Managing the Faustian Bargain

9. Technical Fixes, Technological Solutions.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786610529001

9780190283070

0190283076

9780197561027

0197561020

9781280529009

1280529008

9780195129113

0195129113

9780195107722

0195107721

9780198026723

0198026722

9781429400213

1429400218

OCLC:

243614164