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On line and on paper : visual representations, visual culture, and computer graphics in design engineering /

The role of representation in the production of technoscientific knowledge has become a subject of great interest in recent years. In this book, sociologist and art critic Kathryn Henderson offers a new perspective on this topic by exploring the impact of computer graphic systems on the visual cultu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Henderson, Kathryn (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1999.
Colección:Inside technology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The role of representation in the production of technoscientific knowledge has become a subject of great interest in recent years. In this book, sociologist and art critic Kathryn Henderson offers a new perspective on this topic by exploring the impact of computer graphic systems on the visual culture of engineering design. Henderson shows how designers use drawings both to organize work and knowledge and to recruit and organize resources, political support, and power.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 237 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-227) and index.
ISBN:9780262275255
0262275252
0585087393
9780585087399