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Atoms, Bytes and Genes: Public Resistance and Techno-Scientific Responses

Atoms, Bytes and Genes: Public Resistance and Techno-Scientific Responses

Bauer, Martin W.

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology, Book 126

Technology & EngineeringGeneral SociologyHistory & Philosophy of Science

ISBN10: 0415958032
ISBN13: 9780415958035
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Dec 16 2014
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.45
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.20
Language: English

Atom, byte and gene are metonymies for techno-scientific developments of the 20th century: nuclear power, computing and genetic engineering. Resistance continues to challenge these developments in public opinion. This book traces historical debates over atoms, bytes and genes which raised controversy with consequences, and argues that public opinion is a factor of the development of modern techno-science. The level and scope of public controversy is an index of resistance, examined here with a pain analogy which shows that just as pain impacts movement, resistance impacts techno-scientific mobilization: it signals that something is wrong, and this requires attention, elaboration and a response to the challenge. This analysis shows how different fields of enquiry deal with the resistance of social-psychological mentalities in the face of industrial, scientific and political activities inspired by projected futures.

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