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BL
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950196
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b704566
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| Main Entry
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Broers, Alec,1938-
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| Title & Author
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The triumph of technology /\ Alec Broers.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, UK ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2005.
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| Series Statement
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The BBC Reith lectures 2005
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1 online resource (xi, 119 pages)
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| ISBN
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0511132387
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: 0511132921
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: 0511492200
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: 9780511132384
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: 9780511132926
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: 9780511492204
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0521679656
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0521861586
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9780521679657
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9780521861588
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| Contents
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The triumph of technology -- Collaboration -- Managing innovation -- Nanotechnology and nanoscience -- Risk and responsibility -- By way of conclusion.
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| Abstract
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Taken from the 2005 BBC Reith Lectures, and including a new introduction and conclusion, Alec Broers shows how technology drives our world today. Explaining how technologies emerged, he argues that if we use technology wisely it can improve our lives and provide solutions to current global problems.
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Technology and civilization.
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Technology-- Social aspects.
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SCIENCE-- Philosophy Social Aspects.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Social Aspects.
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Technology and civilization.
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Technology-- Social aspects.
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| Dewey Classification
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303.483
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| LC Classification
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CB478.B729 2005eb
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