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Titolo |
Living with the Genie [[electronic resource] ] : essays on technology and the quest for human mastery / / edited by Alan Lightman, Daniel Sarewitz, Christina Desser |
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Washington, : Island Press, c2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-61091-092-3 |
1-4175-4387-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (358 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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LightmanAlan P. <1948-> |
SarewitzDaniel R |
DesserChristina |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Technology - Social aspects |
Technological innovations - Social aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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About Island Press; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; Ch 1: Literary Devices; Ch 2: The Origin od the Genie; Ch 3: Promise and Peril; Ch 4: Small Is Powerful; Ch 5: Your Breath Is Your Worst Enemy; Ch 6: Changing Conceptions; Ch 7: Technology and Death; Ch 8: Confined to Your Legs; Ch 9: Progress and Violence; Ch 10: Science and Happiness; Ch 11: What Kinds of Science Should Be Done?; Ch 12: The Humpty Dumpty Problem; Ch 13: Who Owns Your Dinner?; Ch 14: Blowback in Genetic Engineering; Ch 15: Only Connect; Ch 16: The World is Too Much With Me; Acknowledgments; Notes |
Chapter 2 & 3Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; About the Authors; Index; IslandPress Board of Directors 2003 |
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