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Beyond engineering : how society shapes technology / Robert Pool.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pool, Robert, 1955- author.
- Series:
- Sloan technology series
- The Sloan technology series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Technology and civilization.
- Technology--Social aspects.
- Technology.
- Technological innovations--Social aspects.
- Technological innovations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 358 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- 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.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1997.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record
- Other Format:
- Print version
- ISBN:
- 9780197561027
- 0197561020
- OCLC:
- 1222774955
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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