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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...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Cravens, Hamilton, Marcus, Alan I, 1949-, Katzman, David M.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1996.
Collection:History of American science and technology series.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (viii, 265 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-252) and index.
ISBN:9780817382728
0817382720