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Inventing Accuracy: A Historical Sociology of Nuclear Missile Guidance (Revised)

Contributor(s): MacKenzie, Donald (Author)

ISBN: 9780262631471

Publisher: MIT Press

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Pub Date: January 29, 1993

Dewey: 358.174

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: 18 to UP

Physical Info: 1.05" H x 8.91" L x 5.99" W ( 1.68 lbs) 480 pages

Series: Inside Technology

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Description: Mackenzie has achieved a masterful synthesis of engrossing narrative, imaginative concepts, historical perspective, and social concern.Thomas P. Hughes, Mellon Professor of the History and Sociology of Science, The University of Pennsylvania

Review Quotes: Inventing Accuracy is a brilliant achievement that will, if we are fortunate, change widespread misunderstandings about technological innovation. The strength of this book lies not only in its extremely clear and nuanced theoretical statements, but also in its rich historical narrative. This book should be of great interest to a diverse audience. It also provides a creative, if extremely demanding, model for future scholarship on technology and national security.--Lynn Eden, Survival--

This is a great piece of sociology and a great book.... gripping, superbly researched, fair, sympathetic, and ultimately, hopeful.

--Steven Shapin, American Journal of Sociology--

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