[PDF.15hs] Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences (Vintage)

Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences (Vintage)

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 | #609794 in Books |  Vintage |  1997-09-02 |  1997-09-02 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.00 x.90 x5.20l,.78 | File type: PDF | 448 pages

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||8 of 9 people found the following review helpful.| Good Coverage of Difficult Subjects|By Robert I. Hedges|Edward Tenner has written an amazing book dealing with unintended consequences of technology. The book probably would have received five stars if it was available in a more up to date version and/or more individual technologies had been explored (hopefully 'Our Own Devices', his newest book will rectify both points). A rev|.com |If it can go wrong, it will--thus Murphy's Law. Science journalist Edward Tenner looks more closely at this eternal verity, named after a U.S. Air Force captain who, during a test of rocket-sled deceleration, noticed that critical gauges had been improper

In this perceptive and provocative look at everything from computer software that requires faster processors and more support staff to antibiotics that breed resistant strains of bacteria, Edward Tenner offers a virtual encyclopedia of what he calls "revenge effects"--the unintended consequences of the mechanical, chemical, biological, and medical forms of ingenuity that have been hallmarks of the progressive, improvement-obsessed modern age. Tenner shows why our confide...

You easily download any file type for your device.Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences (Vintage)   |  Edward Tenner. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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