UID:
almahu_9948607057602882
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 358 pages).
ISBN:
9780197561027 (ebook) :
Series Statement:
The Sloan technology series
Content:
We have long recognized technology as a driving force behind much historical and cultural change. The invention of the printing press initiated the Reformation. The development of the compass ushered in the Age of Exploration and the discovery of the New World. The cotton gin created the conditions that led to the Civil War. Now, in 'Beyond Engineering', science writer Robert Pool turns the question around to examine how society shapes technology. Drawing on such disparate fields as history, economics, risk analysis, management science, sociology and psychology, Pool illuminates the complex, often fascinating interplay between machines and society, in a book that will revolutionize how we think about technology.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 1997.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780195107722
Language:
English
URL:
Oxford scholarship online
