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The Dark Side of Technology
Peter Townsend
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Description for The Dark Side of Technology
Hardback. The book is concerned with human progress and the unexpected consequences of technological advances. It examines a vast range of topics from medicine to agriculture, including electronics, communications, a global economy and a burgeoning population. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PH; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Technological progress comes with a Dark Side where good ideas and intentions produce undesirable results. The many and various unexpected outcomes of technology span humorous to bizarre, and even result in situations which threaten our survival. Development can be positive for some, but negative and isolating for others (e.g. older or poorer people). Progress is often transient, as faster electronics and computers dramatically shorten retention time of data and knowledge (e.g. documents, data, and photos will be unreadable within a generation). This is also destroying past languages and cultures in a trend to globalisation. Advances cut across all areas ... Read more
Technological progress comes with a Dark Side where good ideas and intentions produce undesirable results. The many and various unexpected outcomes of technology span humorous to bizarre, and even result in situations which threaten our survival. Development can be positive for some, but negative and isolating for others (e.g. older or poorer people). Progress is often transient, as faster electronics and computers dramatically shorten retention time of data and knowledge (e.g. documents, data, and photos will be unreadable within a generation). This is also destroying past languages and cultures in a trend to globalisation. Advances cut across all areas ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
561g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198790532
SKU
V9780198790532
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-17
About Peter Townsend
Peter Townsend is involved in very diverse activities in academia, industry and national labs in 8 countries, in more than 15 topic areas. He has initiated 5 new areas of research, supervised 67 postgraduate students, and has written over 530 publications, plus patents, with more than 500 co-authors. His numerous scientific awards include a Doctor Honoris Causa degree from the ... Read more
Reviews for The Dark Side of Technology
Broad, thoughtful and justifiably disturbing
Andrew Robinson, Irish Independent
Well-researched book
Dea Birkett, Engineering & Technology Magazine
Recommended.
CHOICE
A fascinating and important look into the wide-ranging outcomes of technological progress and the vulnerabilities we face as a result... a 'must read'
Miriam R. Aczel, Contemporary Physics
Andrew Robinson, Irish Independent
Well-researched book
Dea Birkett, Engineering & Technology Magazine
Recommended.
CHOICE
A fascinating and important look into the wide-ranging outcomes of technological progress and the vulnerabilities we face as a result... a 'must read'
Miriam R. Aczel, Contemporary Physics