Inventing Accuracy
Author | : Donald MacKenzie |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 484 |
Release | : 1993-01-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 0262631474 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780262631471 |
Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Download or read book Inventing Accuracy written by Donald MacKenzie and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1993-01-29 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mackenzie has achieved a masterful synthesis of engrossing narrative, imaginative concepts, historical perspective, and social concern." Donald MacKenzie follows one line of technology—strategic ballistic missile guidance through a succession of weapons systems to reveal the workings of a world that is neither awesome nor unstoppable. He uncovers the parameters, the pressures, and the politics that make up the complex social construction of an equally complex technology.