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The Golem at Large: What You Should Know About Technology
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Reprint edition from Cambridge Univ Pr (May 27, 2002)
9780521012706 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $21.99
About: Presents case studies that demonstrate how technological imperfections are related to uncertainties in science, citing such examples as the Patriot anti-missile missile, the Challenger shuttle explosion, and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.