NUCLEAR REACTIONS. Science and Trans-Science. Signed by Alvin M. Weinberg.

Weinberg, Alvin M.

ISBN 10: 0883188619 / ISBN 13: 9780883188613

Verlag: American Institute of Physics, New York, 1993

Beschreibung

xvi, 334 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket is slightly rippled on rear panel, which is greatly subdued and hardly noticeable in archival mylar. Signed on the front endpaper by the author with the recipients' name clipped off of the page. Philosophy and policy at the volatile intersection of science, technology, and society. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. Size: Octavo (8vo). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 008292

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Titel: NUCLEAR REACTIONS. Science and Trans-Science...

Verlag: American Institute of Physics, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1993

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Near fine condition

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good+ condition (DJ)

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

Auflage: First Edition.

Art des Buches: Book

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"Blurb & Contents" "Marvelous reading, with few problems of the interaction between science/technology and society left untouched. One need not always agree, but one cannot come away without a better education....I found the parts on scientific administration and on the interaction of science and society excellent and provocative reading, and the parts on energy and nuclear energy very much to the point." American Journal of Physics Alvin Weinberg explores through these collected essays the ever troublesome relationship between science, technology, and society. The title is taken from Weinberg's assertion that most of the issues arising at the intersection of science and society depend upon answers to questions that lie outside the power of science--issues that are trans-scientific. Weinberg, who during World War II helped develop the first nuclear reactors, has much to say on the current role of nuclear power and the possibilities for the future. Other topics include strategic defenses and arms control, the role of the science administrator, and the way in which time, energy, and resources are allocated to public problems. In this remarkable record of a half- century of public-oriented work, Weinberg lays the foundation for a philosophy of scientific administration parallel to the more established philosophy of science.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.