Beyond engineering [[electronic resource] ] : how society shapes technology / / Robert Pool

• Autore: Pool Robert <1955->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (369 p.)
• Disciplina: 600
• Soggetto topico: Technology; Technological innovations; Nuclear energy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 1997.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: Understanding Technology -- 1. History and Momentum -- 2. The Power of Ideas -- 3. Business -- 4. Complexity -- 5. Choices -- 6. Risk -- 7. Control -- 8. Managing the Faustian Bargain -- 9. Technical Fixes, Technological Solutions.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Beyond engineering
• ISBN: 0-19-756102-0; 1-280-52900-8; 9786610529001; 0-19-802672-2; 1-4294-0021-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452089803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Sloan technology series.