Hård, Mikael,

Hubris and hybrids : a cultural history of technology and science / Mikael Hård and Andrew Jamison. - xv, 335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 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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Technology--History.
Science--History.

T15 / .H342 2005

303.483