Taming the Tiger: The Struggle to Control Technology

by Witold Rybczynski

Book Overview

THE PROBLEM OF CONTROLLING TECHNOLOGY HAS PREOCCUPIED US SINCE THE TIME OF THE FIRST FOREST FIRE CAUSED BY MAN, BUT TODAY, IN THE AGE OF TECHNOLOGY, THE INTRODUCTION AND EVOLUTION OF MACHINES ARE OF... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 014007564X
• ISBN13: 9780140075649
• Release Date: February 1985
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

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