The Golem at large :: what you should know about technology /
The authors demonstrate that the imperfections in technology are related to the uncertainties in science described in the first volume.
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Schriftenreihe: | Canto classics.
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Zusammenfassung: | The authors demonstrate that the imperfections in technology are related to the uncertainties in science described in the first volume. |
Beschreibung: | Originally published: 1998. |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xii, 213 pages) |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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505 | 8 | |a 2 The naked launch: assigning blame for the Challenger explosionO-ring joints; The design and testing of the SRB joints; The hydroburst test; Similarity and difference; More testing; Make sure the thing's going to work; Testing for worst scenarios; First flight of the shuttle; 1981-1985 erosion and blow-by become accepted and expected; Going operational; Blow-by; The Challenger launch decision; The pre-launch teleconference; Conclusion; 3 Crash!: nuclear fuel flasks and anti-misting kerosene on trial; Two crashes: a solution to technological ambivalence?; Experiments and demonstrations. | |
505 | 8 | |a The crashes reanalysedThe train crash revisited; The plane crash revisited; Imagining what might have been done; Conclusion; 4 The world according to Gold: disputes about the origins of oil; Gold's world; Who is Gold?; Which came first, the fossil or the fuel?; Abiogenic evidence?; A crucial oil well?; Give us a gusher; 5 Tidings of comfort and joy: Seven Wise Men and the science of economics; What is a macroeconomic model made of?; The Seven Wise Men and their ideas; Why do macroeconometric models survive?; (i) Underlying structure versus the behaviour of the economy. | |
505 | 8 | |a (Ii) Quantitative prediction(iii) Big forecast errors; (iv) Luck; (v) Trouble with the economy; Discussion; Postscript; 6 The science of the lambs: Chernobyl and the Cumbrian sheepfarmers; Fallout over Britain; The government sounds the 'all clear'; Radioactive lambs; The science of the lambs; The Sellafield factor; Conclusion; 7 ACTing UP: AIDS cures and lay expertise; AIDS: The 'gay plague'; PART I; A vaccine in two years?; The promise of anti-viral drugs; Clinical controlled trials and the FDA; Buyers clubs; Project Inform; The trials of AZT; Equipoise; Patients as body counts. | |
505 | 8 | |a Redefining the doctor-patient relationshipCommunity-based trials; PART II; ACT UP; Talking good science; Activists start to win allies; The expertness of lay expertise; Teaching old dogs new tricks; Conclusion: the golem goes to work; Promises delivered; Conclusion; References and Further Reading; Index. | |
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spelling | Collins, H. M. (Harry M.), 1943- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJht9MCctcx6pVYJhPrDv3 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81099696 The Golem at large : what you should know about technology / Harry Collins, Trevor Pinch. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014. 1 online resource (xii, 213 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Canto classics Originally published: 1998. Includes bibliographical references and index. The authors demonstrate that the imperfections in technology are related to the uncertainties in science described in the first volume. Print version record. Cover; Halftitle; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction: the technological golem; 1 A clean kill?: the role of Patriot in the Gulf War; The Gulf War; War, science, and technology; Was Patriot a success?; What everyone agrees about Patriot; Criteria of success; The indirect criteria of success; Sales, anti-tactical missiles, and Star Wars; The local political role of Patriot; Death and destruction; The direct criteria of success; Interception and diversion; Dudding and damaging; Reaching toward the laboratory. 2 The naked launch: assigning blame for the Challenger explosionO-ring joints; The design and testing of the SRB joints; The hydroburst test; Similarity and difference; More testing; Make sure the thing's going to work; Testing for worst scenarios; First flight of the shuttle; 1981-1985 erosion and blow-by become accepted and expected; Going operational; Blow-by; The Challenger launch decision; The pre-launch teleconference; Conclusion; 3 Crash!: nuclear fuel flasks and anti-misting kerosene on trial; Two crashes: a solution to technological ambivalence?; Experiments and demonstrations. The crashes reanalysedThe train crash revisited; The plane crash revisited; Imagining what might have been done; Conclusion; 4 The world according to Gold: disputes about the origins of oil; Gold's world; Who is Gold?; Which came first, the fossil or the fuel?; Abiogenic evidence?; A crucial oil well?; Give us a gusher; 5 Tidings of comfort and joy: Seven Wise Men and the science of economics; What is a macroeconomic model made of?; The Seven Wise Men and their ideas; Why do macroeconometric models survive?; (i) Underlying structure versus the behaviour of the economy. (Ii) Quantitative prediction(iii) Big forecast errors; (iv) Luck; (v) Trouble with the economy; Discussion; Postscript; 6 The science of the lambs: Chernobyl and the Cumbrian sheepfarmers; Fallout over Britain; The government sounds the 'all clear'; Radioactive lambs; The science of the lambs; The Sellafield factor; Conclusion; 7 ACTing UP: AIDS cures and lay expertise; AIDS: The 'gay plague'; PART I; A vaccine in two years?; The promise of anti-viral drugs; Clinical controlled trials and the FDA; Buyers clubs; Project Inform; The trials of AZT; Equipoise; Patients as body counts. Redefining the doctor-patient relationshipCommunity-based trials; PART II; ACT UP; Talking good science; Activists start to win allies; The expertness of lay expertise; Teaching old dogs new tricks; Conclusion: the golem goes to work; Promises delivered; Conclusion; References and Further Reading; Index. English. Technology History. Technology Social aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85133169 Technologie Histoire. SOCIAL SCIENCE General. bisacsh Technology fast Technology Social aspects fast History fast Pinch, Trevor, 1952-2021. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJc7QxPdCd7VdV83Hm4THC has work: The Golem at large (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFXpb6yvBmKTKDrdgjFJwy https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Collins, H.M. (Harry M.), 1943- Golem at large : what you should know about technology. Cambridge, [England] : Cambridge University Press, ©2014 xi, 163 pages 9781107688285 Canto classics. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2012067172 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=761520 Volltext |
spellingShingle | Collins, H. M. (Harry M.), 1943- The Golem at large : what you should know about technology / Canto classics. Cover; Halftitle; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction: the technological golem; 1 A clean kill?: the role of Patriot in the Gulf War; The Gulf War; War, science, and technology; Was Patriot a success?; What everyone agrees about Patriot; Criteria of success; The indirect criteria of success; Sales, anti-tactical missiles, and Star Wars; The local political role of Patriot; Death and destruction; The direct criteria of success; Interception and diversion; Dudding and damaging; Reaching toward the laboratory. 2 The naked launch: assigning blame for the Challenger explosionO-ring joints; The design and testing of the SRB joints; The hydroburst test; Similarity and difference; More testing; Make sure the thing's going to work; Testing for worst scenarios; First flight of the shuttle; 1981-1985 erosion and blow-by become accepted and expected; Going operational; Blow-by; The Challenger launch decision; The pre-launch teleconference; Conclusion; 3 Crash!: nuclear fuel flasks and anti-misting kerosene on trial; Two crashes: a solution to technological ambivalence?; Experiments and demonstrations. The crashes reanalysedThe train crash revisited; The plane crash revisited; Imagining what might have been done; Conclusion; 4 The world according to Gold: disputes about the origins of oil; Gold's world; Who is Gold?; Which came first, the fossil or the fuel?; Abiogenic evidence?; A crucial oil well?; Give us a gusher; 5 Tidings of comfort and joy: Seven Wise Men and the science of economics; What is a macroeconomic model made of?; The Seven Wise Men and their ideas; Why do macroeconometric models survive?; (i) Underlying structure versus the behaviour of the economy. (Ii) Quantitative prediction(iii) Big forecast errors; (iv) Luck; (v) Trouble with the economy; Discussion; Postscript; 6 The science of the lambs: Chernobyl and the Cumbrian sheepfarmers; Fallout over Britain; The government sounds the 'all clear'; Radioactive lambs; The science of the lambs; The Sellafield factor; Conclusion; 7 ACTing UP: AIDS cures and lay expertise; AIDS: The 'gay plague'; PART I; A vaccine in two years?; The promise of anti-viral drugs; Clinical controlled trials and the FDA; Buyers clubs; Project Inform; The trials of AZT; Equipoise; Patients as body counts. Redefining the doctor-patient relationshipCommunity-based trials; PART II; ACT UP; Talking good science; Activists start to win allies; The expertness of lay expertise; Teaching old dogs new tricks; Conclusion: the golem goes to work; Promises delivered; Conclusion; References and Further Reading; Index. Technology History. Technology Social aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85133169 Technologie Histoire. SOCIAL SCIENCE General. bisacsh Technology fast Technology Social aspects fast |
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title_full | The Golem at large : what you should know about technology / Harry Collins, Trevor Pinch. |
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