Vulnerability in technological cultures : new directions in research and governance /

"Novel technologies and scientific advancements offer not only opportunities but risks. Technological systems are vulnerable to human error and technical malfunctioning that have far-reaching consequences: one flipped switch can cause a cascading power failure across a networked electric grid....

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Other Authors: Bijker, Wiebe E, Hommels, Anique (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Mesman, Jessica, 1962- (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2014]
Series:Inside technology
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