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  • Analog Days

    The Invention and Impact of the Moog Synthesizer

    by Trevor Pinch, Frank Trocco ...
    Though ubiquitous today, available as a single microchip and found in any electronic device requiring sound, the synthesizer when it first appeared was truly revolutionary. Something radically new--an extraordinary rarity in musical culture--it was an instrument that used a genuinely new source of sound: electronics. How this came to be--how an engineering student at Cornell and an avant-garde ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • The Golem

    What You Should Know About Science

    by Harry M. Collins, Trevor Pinch ...
    Series series Canto Classics
    Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch liken science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, powerful yet potentially dangerous, a gentle, helpful creature that may yet run amok at any moment. Through a series of intriguing case studies the authors debunk the traditional view that science is the straightforward result of competent theorisation, observation and experimentation. The very well ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Golem at Large

    What You Should Know about Technology

    by Harry Collins, Trevor Pinch ...
    Series series Canto Classics
    In the very successful and widely discussed first volume in the Golem series, The Golem: What You Should Know about Science, Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch likened science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, a powerful creature which, while not evil, can be dangerous because it is clumsy. In this second volume, the authors now consider the Golem of technology. In a series of case ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Entanglements

    Conversations on the Human Traces of Science, Technology, and Sound

    by Simone Tosoni, Trevor Pinch ...
    Conversations with a founder of the influential Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) approach in science and technology studies offer an introduction to the field.Science and technology studies (STS) is a relatively young but influential field. Scholars from disciplines as diverse as urban studies, mobility studies, media studies, and body culture studies are engaging in a systematic dialogue ... Read more

    $36.79 CAD

  • The Social Construction of Technological Systems, anniversary edition

    New Directions in the Sociology and History of Technology

    Edited by Wiebe E. Bijker, Thomas Parke Hughes, Trevor Pinch ...
    An anniversary edition of an influential book that introduced a groundbreaking approach to the study of science, technology, and society.This pioneering book, first published in 1987, launched the new field of social studies of technology. It introduced a method of inquiry—social construction of technology, or SCOT—that became a key part of the wider discipline of science and technology studies. ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Dialogues Between Artistic Research and Science and Technology Studies

    Edited by Henk Borgdorff, Peter Peters, Trevor Pinch ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies
    This edited volume maps dialogues between science and technology studies research on the arts and the emerging field of artistic research. The main themes in the book are an advanced understanding of discursivity and reasoning in arts-based research, the methodological relevance of material practices and things, and innovative ways of connecting, staging, and publishing research in art and ... Read more

    $81.99 CAD

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  • Philosophy of Technology

    An Introduction for Technology and Business Students

    by Jan Hoogland, Jan van der Stoep, Maarten Verkerk, Marc de Vries ...
    Philosophy of Technology: An introduction for technology and business students is an accessible guide to technology’s changes , their ubiquitousness, and the many questions these raise. Designed for those with no philosophical background in mind, it is ideal for technology and engineering students or specialists who want to learn to think critically about how their work influences society and our ... Read more

    $109.99 CAD

  • Perform or Else

    From Discipline to Performance

    by Jon McKenzie ...
    'Performance' has become one of the key terms for the new century. But what do we mean by 'performance'? In today's world it can refer to experimental art; productivity in the workplace; and the functionality of technological systems. Do these disparate fields bear any relation to each other?In Perform or Else Jon McKenzie asserts that there is a relationship cultural, organisational, and ... Read more

    $93.99 CAD

  • Routledge Handbook of Interdisciplinary Research Methods

    Edited by Celia Lury, Rachel Fensham, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Sybille Lammes, Angela Last, Mike Michael, Emma Uprichard ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    The landscape of contemporary research is characterized by growing interdisciplinarity, and disciplinary boundaries are blurring faster than ever. Yet while interdisciplinary methods, and methodological innovation in general, are often presented as the ‘holy grail’ of research, there are few examples or discussions of their development and ‘behaviour’ in the field.This Routledge Handbook of ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

  • The Universe Within

    From Quantum to Cosmos

    by Neil Turok ...
    Series series Massey Lectures
    The most anticipated nonfiction book of the season, this year's Massey Lectures is a visionary look at the way the human mind can shape the future by world-renowned physicist Neil Turok.Every technology we rely on today was created by the human mind, seeking to understand the universe around us. Scientific knowledge is our most precious possession, and our future will be shaped by the ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Precipice

    Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity

    by Toby Ord ...
    In this urgent and “thrillingly written” book, there is a case and solution for humanity’s last shot at survival (Sunday Times).**Humanity’s future is at risk. We face existential catastrophes, climate change, nuclear war, and more. If we do not act fast to reach a place of safety, it will soon be too late.Drawing on over a decade of research, The Precipice explores the cutting-edge science behind ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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  • A City is Not a Tree

    by Christopher Alexander ...
    In 1965, the architect and design theorist Christopher Alexander published a landmark theoretical critique of modern urban design, and by extension, modern design in general. His critique was different from others of the day in that it was not based on a social or political argument, but on a structural analysis, rooted in then-emerging insights from the fields of mathematics and cognition. Here, ... Read more

    $14.08 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus