The Social Construction of Technological Systems: New Directions in the Sociology and History of Technology

The Social Construction of Technological Systems: New Directions in the Sociology and History of Technology image
ISBN-10:

0262022621

ISBN-13:

9780262022620

Edition: 0
Released: Jan 01, 1987
Publisher: Mit Pr
Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
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Description:

The 13 essays in this book draw on a wide array of case studies from cooking stoves to missile systems, from 15thÂcentury Portugal to today's AI labs - to outline an original research program based on a synthesis of ideas from the social studies of science and the history of technology.The impact of technology on society is clear and unmistakable. The influence of society on technology is more subtle. The 13 essays in this book draw on a wide array of case studies from cooking stoves to missile systems, from 15thÂcentury Portugal to today's AI labs - to outline an original research program based on a synthesis of ideas from the social studies of science and the history of technology. Together they affirm the need for a study of technology that gives equal weight to technical, social, economic, and political questions.












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