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Engaging in spirited debate and making reference to a broad range of issues in the physical and biological sciences, the social sciences, engineering, and medicine, this perceptive study analyzes how technical progress influences social thought and public policy, and how technical people play their complex roles as professional practitioners, advisors, and leaders. A major contribution to the debate over public policy and technology, this work will generate much discussion among engineers, physicians, academic and institutional researchers, and concerned politicians. For anyone concerned about the effects of technology on culture, it offers a lively, readable portrait of the modern scientific community and an insightful discussion of the influence of technology on social philosophy and individual belief.Lowrance, William W. is the author of 'Modern Science and Human Values - William W. Lowrance - Paperback' with ISBN 9780195042115 and ISBN 0195042115.
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