Hubris and Hybrids : A Cultural History of Technology and Science (Paperback)

Selected Contents: Introduction  Part One: The Roots of Techno-science 1. The Scientific Reformation in Early Modern Europe 2.The Industrial Transformation 3. The Sites of Enlightenment and Innovation  Part Two: The Machine in the Mind 4. Technocrats and their Critics 5. Eastern Minds Take on the Western Juggernaut 6. Artistic Appropriations from Morris to the Matrix  Part Three: Machines and Knowledge in Action 7. Mobility Mania and its Material Manifestations 8. The Cultural Forms of Communication and Information 9. Public Works, Public Health, and Personal Hygiene Part Four: Coping With Technoscience 10. Making Technoscience Politically Accountable 11. From Appropriate Technology to Green Business 12. Conclusion