عنوان

Computer Simulations in Science and Technology Studies

(Number (ISBN

3642582702

(Number (ISBN

9783642582707

Number

b570984

Title Proper

Computer Simulations in Science and Technology Studies

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Petra Ahrweiler, Nigel Gilbert.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Berlin, Heidelberg

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1998

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(ix, 245 pages)

Text of Note

Part I: Introducing simulation in social studies of science and technology --; Part II: Simulating the logic of discovery --; Part III: Evolutionary models of science and technology --; Part IV: Simulating conditions and dependencies of scientific work.

Text of Note

What is it about the structure and organisation of science and technology that has led to the spectacularly successful growth of knowledge during this century? This book answers this important and much debated question in an innovative way, by using computer simulations. The computer simulation of societies and social processes is a methodology which is rapidly becoming recognised for its potential in the social sciences. This book will be among the first to apply the tools of simulation systematically to a specific domain: science and technology studies. The first introductory section is followed by three application areas: simulations of scientific discovery and theory formation; evolutionary models of science and technology; and models which explore the conditions and dependencies of scientific work.

Economics.

Class number

Book number

edited by Petra Ahrweiler, Nigel Gilbert.

Nigel Gilbert

Petra Ahrweiler

Electronic name

[Book]

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