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9781566379823

Contemporary Technology : Innovations, Issues, and Perspectives

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  • ISBN13:

    9781566379823

  • ISBN10:

    1566379822

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-11-01
  • Publisher: Goodheart-Willcox Pub
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Table of Contents

Science, Technology, and Society
7(19)
Section I---Innovations
Biotechnology
19(36)
Information Technologies
55(40)
Space Exploration
95(42)
Breakthroughs in Medicine
137(32)
Manufacturing and Production Enterprises
169(40)
Section II---Issues
Technology Transfer
209(28)
Appropriate Technology
237(34)
Environmental Issues
271(32)
International Defense Profile
303(38)
Section III---Perspectives
Social Response to Technological Change: Breakthroughs and Risks
341(30)
The Stability of Traditional Social Institutions
371(32)
The Technologist's Responsibility for the Future of Society
403(36)
Glossary 439(15)
Index 454

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