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Technical knowledge in American culture : science, technology, and medicine since the early 1800s /
Technical Knowledge in American Culture addresses the relationships between what modern-day experts say to each other and to their constituencies and whether what they say and do relates to the larger culture, society, and era. These essays challenge the social impact model by looking at science, te...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
©1996.
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| Series: | History of American science and technology series.
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| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Technical Knowledge in American Culture addresses the relationships between what modern-day experts say to each other and to their constituencies and whether what they say and do relates to the larger culture, society, and era. These essays challenge the social impact model by looking at science, technology, and medicine not as social activities but as intellectual activities. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 265 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-252) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780817382728 0817382720 |