Publication

1997 - University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Language

English

Word Count

35,000 words, Guess

Page Count

140 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL674373M
  • ISBN-100816629560
  • Library of Congress Control Number97020529
  • Goodreads3945644

Classifications

  • DDC174/.96
  • LCCT14 .S268 1997

Alternate Titles

  • Angst

Description

What responsibility do the Manhattan Project scientists have for the atomic devastation of Hiroshima? The Krupps scientists for the crematoriums at Auschwitz? Disturbing questions like these are at the heart of this book, a sobering exploration of scientific and intellectual responsibility. In a world in which daily technological developments, from the space shuttle to genetic engineering, raise complex political and economic questions, Technoscientific Angst provides a framework for assessing the social impact and ethical implications of scienctific work.

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  • Technoscientific angstUniversity of Minnesota Press1997

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