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The Golem at Large: What You Should Know about Technology (Canto Classics)
Harry Collins
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Description for The Golem at Large: What You Should Know about Technology (Canto Classics)
paperback. The authors demonstrate that the imperfections in technology are related to the uncertainties in science described in the first volume. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
In the very successful and widely discussed first volume in the Golem series, The Golem: What You Should Know about Science, Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch likened science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, a powerful creature which, while not evil, can be dangerous because it is clumsy. In this second volume, the authors now consider the Golem of technology. In a series of case studies they demonstrate that the imperfections in technology are related to the uncertainties in science described in the first volume. The case studies cover the role of the Patriot anti-missile missile in the ... Read more
In the very successful and widely discussed first volume in the Golem series, The Golem: What You Should Know about Science, Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch likened science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, a powerful creature which, while not evil, can be dangerous because it is clumsy. In this second volume, the authors now consider the Golem of technology. In a series of case studies they demonstrate that the imperfections in technology are related to the uncertainties in science described in the first volume. The case studies cover the role of the Patriot anti-missile missile in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Canto Classics
Condition
New
Weight
331g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107688285
SKU
V9781107688285
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Reviews for The Golem at Large: What You Should Know about Technology (Canto Classics)
'Of the many impressive texts that use case studies to convey 'what you should know about technology', The Golem at Large is the clearest and simplest.' Barry Barnes, Nature '… riveting.' Robert Gaitskell, Times Higher Educational Supplement