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The Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology First Edition

by Langdon Winner (Author)

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"The questions he poses about the relationship between technical change and political power are pressing ones that can no longer be ignored, and identifying them is perhaps the most a nascent 'philosophy of technology' can expect to achieve at the present time."—David Dickson, New York Times Book Review

"The Whale and the Reactor is the philosopher's equivalent of superb public history. In its pages an analytically trained mind confronts some of the most pressing political issues of our day."—Ruth Schwartz Cowan, Isis
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  1. ISBN-10
    0226902110
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0226902111
  3. Edition
    First Edition
  4. Publisher
    University of Chicago Press
  5. Publication date
    January 1, 1989
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    9.02 x 6.05 x 0.64 inches
  8. Print length
    200 pages
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About the Author

Langdon Winner is professor of political science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the author of Autonomous Technology.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Chicago Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 1989
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0226902110
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0226902111
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.02 x 6.05 x 0.64 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #474,420 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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