Golem At Large
what you should know about technology
$60.27
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2014
Summary
Technology’s Imperfect Creation: The Golem at Large
In this compelling follow-up to The Golem: What You Should Know about Science, Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch extend their insightful analysis to the realm of technology. Just as science has its clumsy and potentially dangerous “Golem,” so too does technology.
Through a series of fascinating case studies, the authors reveal the inherent imperfections in technology and their connection to the uncertainties within sc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781107688285 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1107688280 |
| Series: | Canto Classics |
| Author: | Harry Collins, Trevor Pinch |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2014 |
| Weight: | 332g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
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Critics Review
‘… riveting.’ Robert Gaitskell, Times Higher Educational Supplement
‘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
About The Author
Harry Collins
Harry Collins is Distinguished Research Professor in Sociology and Director of the Centre for the Study of Knowledge, Expertise and Science (KES) at Cardiff University. His book, with Trevor Pinch, The Golem: What You Should Know About Science won the 1995 Robert Merton Prize of the American Sociological Association. He is the 1997 recipient of the J. D. Bernal Award of the Society for Social Studies of Science.
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