Technology and Choice: Readings from Technology and Culture

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ISBN 10: 0226467775 / ISBN 13: 9780226467771

Editore: - -, 1991

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Riassunto:

Innovation - the imaginative attempt to introduce something new or to solve some problem - smashes routine and demands choice, even if only the choice to retain the status quo. This collection of fourteen essays provides a spectrum of historical perspectives on how, when, or why, individuals, societies, governments, and industries have made choices regarding the use of technologies.

Through historical accounts that span centuries and national boundaries, exploring the complexity of a nuclear power plant and the apparent simplicity of an electrical plug, the contributors to this volume dramatically illustrate the push and pull between technology and society. General topics addressed include:
Regulation of private industry
Social acceptance of commercial innovation
Negative perceptions of the "Technological Age"
Cultural and artistic features of technology Provocative and accessible, this collection will serve both students and faculty in history, sociology, and public policy, as well as in history and philosophy of science and technology.

These essays were originally published in the journal Technology and Culture

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Titolo: Technology and Choice: Readings from ...
Casa editrice: - -
Data di pubblicazione: 1991
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Very Good