Hubris and hybrids : a cultural history of technology and science /
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Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2005.
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Table of Contents:
- 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.