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Confessions of a Technophile
Lewis M. Branscomb
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Description for Confessions of a Technophile
Hardback. In this collection of essays, Lewis Branscomb reflects on his transition from research scientist to public official to industrial technology strategist and examines the craft and ethical values of the scientist. Series: Masters of Modern Physics. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PDA; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1210.
In this technologically adventurous book, Lewis Branscomb-- distinguished physicist who once headed the National Bureau of Standards and later was IBM's Chief Scientist--explores the "wise and creative" uses of our nation's science, from the boundless faith in science after the Second World War, into the age of technology, which, says Branscomb, "is an expression of the values of the society that creates and uses it." Branscomb examines emerging information technologies--computer software, electronic libraries, video disks, and the information "superhighway"--always exploring the way people are affected. Here readers can share his vision of how we can use both science and politics ... Read more
In this technologically adventurous book, Lewis Branscomb-- distinguished physicist who once headed the National Bureau of Standards and later was IBM's Chief Scientist--explores the "wise and creative" uses of our nation's science, from the boundless faith in science after the Second World War, into the age of technology, which, says Branscomb, "is an expression of the values of the society that creates and uses it." Branscomb examines emerging information technologies--computer software, electronic libraries, video disks, and the information "superhighway"--always exploring the way people are affected. Here readers can share his vision of how we can use both science and politics ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
American Institute of Physics United States
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
Series
Masters of Modern Physics
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781563961182
SKU
V9781563961182
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Reviews for Confessions of a Technophile
CHOICE MAGAZINE "Branscomb is a gifted writer, and each chapter is a clear and compelling treatment of an issue or bit of history. This book will be interesting reader for students of any science who want to know how US attitudes and government policies have positioned science from WWII to the present. Its insights on the information superhighway make it ... Read more