Insatiable curiosity : innovation in a fragile future /

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An influential scholar in science studies argues that innovation tames the insatiable and limitless curiosity driving science, and that society's acute ambivalence about this is an inevitable legacy of modernity. Curiosity is the main driving force behind scientific activity. Scientific curiosi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nowotny, Helga
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Alemán
Published: Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, ©2008.
Series:Inside technology.
Subjects:
Science > Social aspects.
Technology > Social aspects.
Science > Technological innovations.
Technological innovations.
Curiosity.
Creative ability in science.
Exploratory Behavior
Sciences > Aspect social.
Sciences > Innovations.
Innovations.
Curiosité.
Créativité en sciences.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Social Aspects.
Creative ability in science
Curiosity
Science > Social aspects
Technological innovations
Technology > Social aspects
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1 The Emergence of the New; 2 Paths of Curiosity; 3 Innovation in a Fragile Future; Epilogue Why We Must Remain Modern; Notes.

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