nuclear power, information technology, and biotechnology /
edited by Martin Bauer.
New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1995.
xii, 422 pages :
illustrations ;
26 cm
Papers from a three-day conference held at the Science Museum, London, 5-7 April 1993.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
On t.p.: The National Museum of Science & Industry Science Museum.
"The book compares resistance to technology across time, nations and technologies. Three post-war technologies - nuclear power, information technology and biotechnology - are used in the analysis. The focus is on post-1945 Europe, with comparisons made with the USA, Japan and Australia. Instead of assuming that resistance contributes to the failure of a technology, the main thesis of the book is that resistance is a constructive force in technological development, giving technology its particular shape in a particular context. Whilst many people still believe in science and technology, many have become more sceptical of the allied 'progress'. By exploring the idea that modernity creates effects that undermine its own foundations, forms and effects of resistance are explored in various contexts." "The book presents a unique interdisciplinary study, including contributions from historians, sociologists, psychologists and political scientists."--Jacket.
Biotechnology-- Social aspects, Congresses.
Information technology-- Social aspects, Congresses.
Nuclear energy-- Social aspects, Congresses.
Technology assessment-- Europe, Congresses.
Technology assessment, Congresses.
Attitude.
Biotechnology.
Nuclear Energy.
Public Opinion.
Sociology.
Technology.
Biotechnologie-- Aspect social-- Congrès.
Énergie nucléaire-- Aspect social-- Congrès.
Technologie de l'information-- Aspect social, Congrès.