Inventing Accuracy: A Historical Sociology of Nuclear Missile Guidance

by Donald Angus MacKenzie

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"Mackenzie has achieved a masterful synthesis of engrossing narrative, imaginative concepts, historical perspective, and social concern."

Donald MacKenzie follows one line of technology--strategic ballistic missile guidance through a succession of weapons systems to reveal the workings of a world that is neither awesome nor unstoppable. He uncovers the parameters, the pressures, and the politics that make up the complex social construction...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0262631474

ISBN13:9780262631471

Release Date:January 1993

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:480 Pages

Weight:1.70 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Engineering History History & Philosophy Military Science National & International Security Nuclear Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Technology Weapons & Warfare

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