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Discovery, innovation, and risk

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Presents brief descriptions of selected scientific principles to illustrate the interplay between science, engineering and society. Case studies emphasize technological developments growing directly from scientific discoveries, such as telegraphy as a result of discoveries in electromagnetism.

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Case studiesEngineeringMethodologyResearchScienceTechnological innovationsHistory of engineering & technologyHistory of scienceSociology Of ScienceTechnologyScience/MathematicsGeneral

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First Published

1992

Pages

425 pages

Rating

4.0 / 5

Ratings

5

Editions

3

Publisher

The MIT Press

Language

ENG

Status

Published

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