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The Golem at Large - What You Should Know about Technology (Paperback)
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The Golem at Large - What You Should Know about Technology (Paperback)
Series: Canto Classics
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Loot Price R457
Discovery Miles 4 570
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In the very successful and widely discussed first volume in the
Golem series, The Golem: What You Should Know about Science, Harry
Collins and Trevor Pinch likened science to the Golem, a creature
from Jewish mythology, a powerful creature which, while not evil,
can be dangerous because it is clumsy. In this second volume, the
authors now consider the Golem of technology. In a series of case
studies they demonstrate that the imperfections in technology are
related to the uncertainties in science described in the first
volume. The case studies cover the role of the Patriot anti-missile
missile in the Gulf War, the Challenger space shuttle explosion,
tests of nuclear fuel flasks and of anti-misting kerosene as a fuel
for airplanes, economic modeling, the question of the origins of
oil, analysis of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and the
contribution of lay expertise to the analysis of treatments for
AIDS.
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