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100 1 _aCollins, H. M.
_q(Harry M.),
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245 1 4 _aThe golem at large :
_bwhat you should know about technology /
_cHarry Collins, Trevor Pinch.
264 1 _aCambridge, UK ;
_aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c1998.
300 _axi, 163 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 156-158) and index.
505 0 0 _tIntroduction: the technological golem --
_g1.
_tA clean kill?: the role of Patriot in the gulf war --
_g2.
_tThe naked launch: assigning blame for the Challenger explosion --
_g3.
_tCrash!: nuclear fuel flasks and anti-misting kerosene on trial --
_g4.
_tThe world according to gold: disputes about the origins of oil --
_g5.
_tTidings of comfort and joy: seven wise men and the science of economics --
_g6.
_tThe science of the lambs: Chernobyl and the Cumbrian sheep farmers --
_g7.
_tActing up: AIDS cures and lay expertise --
_tConclusion: the golem goes to work.
520 _aThrough 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.
588 _aMachine converted from AACR2 source record.
650 0 _aTechnology
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700 1 _aPinch, T. J.
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