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The Golem at Large

In the very successful and widely discussed first volume in the Golem series, The Golem: What You Should Know About Science, Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch likened science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, a powerful creature which, while not evil, can be dangerous because it is clumsy. In this second volume, the authors now consider the Golem of technology. In a series of case studies they demonstrate that the imperfections in technology are related to the uncertainties in science described in the first volume. The case studies cover the role of the Patriot anti-missile missile in the Gulf War, the Challenger space shuttle explosion, tests of nuclear fuel flasks and of anti-misting kerosene as a fuel for airplanes, economic modeling, the question of the origins of oil, analysis of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and the contribution of lay expertise to the analysis of treatments for AIDS.

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Title of ebook: The Golem at Large
ISBN: 9780511058905
parent-ISBN: 9780521012706
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Internet download file size: 2161 kb
Pages: 176
Published: 05-1998
Released online for download: 05-01-1998
Author of eBook: Collins, Harry
Author of eBook: Pinch, Trevor

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