Culture of Technology

Culture of Technology

AngličtinaEbook
Pacey, Arnold
The MIT Press
EAN: 9780262281133
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The Culture of Technology examines our often conflicting attitudes toward nuclear weapons, biological technologies, pollution, Third World development, automation, social medicine, and industrial decline. It disputes the common idea that technology is &quote;value-free&quote; and shows that its development and use are conditioned by many factors-political and cultural as well as economic and scientific. Many examples from a variety of cultures are presented. These range from the impact of snowmobiles in North America to the use of water pumps in rural India, and from homemade toys in Africa to electricity generation in Britain-all showing how the complex interaction of many influences in every community affects technological practice.Arnold Pacey, who lives near Oxford, England, has a degree in physics and has lectured on both the history of technology and technology policy, with a particular focus on the development of technologies appropriate to Third World needs. He is the author of The Maze of Ingenuity (MIT Press paperback).
EAN 9780262281133
ISBN 0262281139
Typ produktu Ebook
Vydavatel The MIT Press
Datum vydání 10. září 1985
Stránky 220
Jazyk English
Země United States
Autoři Pacey, Arnold
Série The MIT Press
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