The social life of nanotechnology
By: edited by  Barbara Herr Harthorn and John W. Mohr
Series: Routledge studies in science, technology and society -- 18
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780415899055
Subjects: Social aspects; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General; Nanotechnology; SCIENCE / Nanostructures; SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects
Description: "This volume shows how nanotechnology takes on a wide range of socio-historically specific meanings in the context of globalization, across multiple localities, institutions and collaborations, through diverse industries, research labs, and government agencies and in a variety of discussions within the public sphere itself. It explores the early origins of nanotechnologies; the social, economic, and political organization of the field; and the cultural and subjective meanings ascribed to nanotechnologies in social settings. "--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.