TY  - BOOK
AU  - Collins,H.M.
AU  - Pinch,T.J.
TI  - The golem at large: what you should know about technology 
SN  - 0521551412
AV  - T14.5 .C645 1998
U1  - 303.483 21
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Cambridge, UK, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Technology
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Case studies
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-158) and index; Introduction: the technological golem --; 1; A clean kill?: the role of Patriot in the gulf war --; 2; The naked launch: assigning blame for the Challenger explosion --; 3; Crash!: nuclear fuel flasks and anti-misting kerosene on trial --; 4; The world according to gold: disputes about the origins of oil --; 5; Tidings of comfort and joy: seven wise men and the science of economics --; 6; The science of the lambs: Chernobyl and the Cumbrian sheep farmers --; 7; Acting up: AIDS cures and lay expertise --; Conclusion: the golem goes to work
N2  - Through a series of case studies, the authors demonstrate that the imperfections in technology are related to the uncertainties in science which they discussed in The Golem: what you should know about science
ER  -