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The Social Construction of Technological Systems

Paperback • 2012 • English

The Social Construction of Technological Systems

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About the book

This pioneering book, first published in 1987, launched the new field of social studies of technology. It introduced a method of inquiry--social construction of technology, or SCOT--that became a key part of the wider discipline of science and technology studies. The book helped the MIT Press shape its STS list and inspired the Inside Technology series. The thirteen essays in the book tell stories about such varied technologies as thirteenth-century galleys, eighteenth-century cooking stoves, an...Show more

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9780262517607

Publisher

MIT Press

Published year

2012

Language

English

Original title

The Social Construction of Technological Systems

Format

Paperback

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