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1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-325) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
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Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Technology -- History.
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Science -- History.
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Electronic books.
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Jamison, Andrew.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hard, Mikael. Hubris and hybrids : a cultural history of technology and science. New York : Routledge, [2005] xv, 335 pages ; 24 cm. 9780415949385 (OCoLC)ocm57557759 (DLC) 2005001698 |
| ISBN |
0415949386 (hc. : alk. paper) |
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0415949394 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780415949392 (softcover) |
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9780415949385 |
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9781315024400 (electronic bk.) |
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