| The Technological Fix: How People Use Technology to Create and Solve Problems Contributor(s): Rosner, Lisa (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415947103 ISBN-13: 9780415947107 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: The term "technological fix" should mean a fix provided by technology--a solution for all of our problems, from medicine and food production to the environment and business. Instead, technological fix has come to mean a cheap, quick fix using inappropriate technology that usually creates more problems than it solves. This collection sets out the distinction between a technological fix and a true technological solution. Bringing together scholars from a variety of disciplines, the essays trace the technological fix as it has appeared throughout the twentieth century. Addressing such "fixes" as artificial hearts, industrial agriculture and climate engineering, these essays examine our need to turn to technology for solutions to all of our problems. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 303.483 |
| LCCN: 2003025463 |
| Series: Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.18" W x 9.28" (1.08 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The term "technological fix" should mean a fix provided by technology--a solution for all of our problems, from medicine and food production to the environment and business. Instead, technological fix has come to mean a cheap, quick fix using inappropriate technology that usually creates more problems than it solves. This collection sets out the distinction between a technological fix and a true technological solution. Bringing together scholars from a variety of disciplines, the essays trace the technological fix as it has appeared throughout the twentieth century. Addressing such "fixes" as artificial hearts, industrial agriculture and climate engineering, these essays examine our need to turn to technology for solutions to all of our problems. |