Buch, Englisch, 132 Seiten, Format (B × H): 132 mm x 209 mm, Gewicht: 241 g
The BBC Reith Lectures 2005
Buch, Englisch, 132 Seiten, Format (B × H): 132 mm x 209 mm, Gewicht: 241 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-86158-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
The Triumph of Technology is taken from Lord Alec Broers' 2005 BBC Reith Lectures on the role and importance of technology in our lives. The lectures discuss the way technology has shaped life since the beginnings of civilization, explaining how we owe to technologists most of what drives our world today, how technologies develop, and the excitement of the modern creative process. There are some who believe that technology's future development should be controlled, and that it may already have gone too far, especially in areas such as the use of energy - something which has the potential to permanently harm our environment. Alec Broers argues that although we need to understand such dangers, and use technology wisely, it can improve our lives - that we must look to technology to solve many of the problems that threaten our planet. Included here are the complete lectures plus a new introduction and conclusion.
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Fachgebiete
- Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein EDV & Informatik: Geschichte
- Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technikgeschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Berufs- und Studienberatung, Karriereplanung
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften
- Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nanotechnologie
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wissenssoziologie, Wissenschaftssoziologie, Techniksoziologie
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction; Lecture 1. The triumph of technology; Lecture 2. Collaboration; Lecture 3. Managing innovation; Lecture 4. Nanotechnology and nanoscience; Lecture 5. Risk and responsibility; By way of conclusion.