Hubris and hybrids : a cultural history of technology and science /

Main Author: Hård, Mikael
Other Authors: Jamison, Andrew.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2005.
Subjects:
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.