Taming the Tiger: The Struggle to Control Technology - Couverture souple

Rybczynski, Witold

 
9780140075649: Taming the Tiger: The Struggle to Control Technology
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 014007564X ISBN 13 : 9780140075649
Editeur : Penguin, 1985

Synopsis

THE PROBLEM OF CONTROLLING TECHNOLOGY HAS PREOCCUPIED US SINCE THE TIME OF THE FIRST FOREST FIRE CAUSED BY MAN, BUT TODAY, IN THE AGE OF TECHNOLOGY, THE INTRODUCTION AND EVOLUTION OF MACHINES ARE OF INCREASING CONCERN. UNINTENDED SIDE EFFECTS HAVE ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, AND AS ADVANCES THAT MAY HAVE FAR REACHING CONSEQUENCES OCCUR IN PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING, WE FEEL AGAIN THE NEED TO DEFINE OUR UNEASY RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR INVENTIONS. WITOLD RYBCZYNSKI PROVOCATIVE BOOK HELPS US TO DO SO BY EXAMINING THE ATTEMPTS OF OUR PREDECESSORS TO COME TO TERMS WITH THE SHOCK OF THE MACHINE.

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Éditeur
Penguin
Date d'édition
1985
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
014007564X
ISBN 13 
9780140075649
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
272
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780670693597: Taming the Tiger: The Struggle to Control Technology

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0670693596 ISBN 13 :  9780670693597
Editeur : Viking, 1983
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