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Plans and Situated Actions: The Problem of Human-Machine Communication

Lucille Alice Suchman - Computers - 1987 - 224 pages
A compelling case for the re-examination of interface design models is presented by this text's assertion that human behavior is not taken into account in the planning model ...
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Genesis and Development of a Scientific Fact

Ludwik Fleck - Philosophy - 1981 - 232 pages
Originally published in German in 1935, this monograph anticipated solutions to problems of scientific progress, the truth of scientific fact and the role of error in science ...
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Society and Technological Change, Fourth Edition

Rudi Volti - Computers - 2001 - 356 pages
Argues that society pushes for technological change that, in turn, shapes society.
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity: An Engineer Looks at Technology and Culture

John H. Lienhard - History - 2003 - 276 pages
This book explores the nature of creativity in engineering and technology, and how it relates to creativity in art or science. Lienhard has for ten years done a twice-weekly ...
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Technology and Society: A Bridge to the 21st Century

Linda S. Hjorth - House & Home - 2000 - 570 pages
Tackling a varied scope of controversial issues, this engrossing and pragmatic book promotes an awareness and understanding of technology's impact on society at a personal ...
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Technology and the Rest of Culture

Arien Mack - Science - 2001 - 414 pages
From the printing press to Palm Pilots, we often rush to embrace new inventions that promise to make life easier. Yet the history of modern warfare suggests that new ...
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The Internet: An Ethnographic Approach

Daniel Miller, Don Slater - Computers - 2000 - 240 pages
An examination of Internet culture and consumption. From cybercafes to businesses, from middle class houses to squatters settlements, the authors have gathered material on ...
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