Hubris and hybrids : a cultural history of technology and science / Mikael Hård and Andrew Jamison.
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TextPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2005Description: xv, 335 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 0415949386 (hc. : alk. paper); 0415949394 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780415949385 (hc.); 9780415949392 (pbk.)Subject(s): Technology -- History | Science -- HistoryDDC classification: 303.48/3 LOC classification: T15 | .H342 2005Online resources: Publisher description | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-325) and index.
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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