A History of Technoscience
Erasing the Boundaries between Science and Technology
1st Edition
Published on 30. May 2017
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-1-138-28554-5 (ISBN)
Description
Are science and technology independent of one another? Is technology dependent upon science, and if so, how is it dependent? Is science dependent upon technology, and if so how is it dependent? Or, are science and technology becoming so interdependent that the line dividing them has become totally erased? This book charts the history of technoscience from the late nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century and shows how the military-industrial-academic complex and big science combined to create new examples of technoscience in such areas as the nuclear arms race, the space race, the digital age, and the new worlds of nanotechnology and biotechnology.
Reviews / Votes
What is the connection between science and technology? Do technological advances spring from new discoveries in science (the view traditionally held by many), or could it be argued that the opposite occursaEUR"that scientific discoveries depend on advances in technology? Perhaps the answer lies somewhere in between: science and technology are inexorably intertwined, belonging to a single discipline we might refer to as aEURoetechnoscience. The relationship between science and technology is masterfully outlined in this work. Channell (Univ. of Texas, Dallas) surveys the literature for various interpretations of the connection between science and technology, while tracing these connections from the so-called Second Industrial Revolution in the 19th century through the relationship between science and technology during the two world wars, and culminating with a study of technoscience in the latter half of the 20th century as manifested in the fields of electronics, material sciences, and biotechnology. In sum, the book represents an important contribution to the fields of science and technology studies, while proposing new frameworks (and questions) for future historians - T. Timmons, University of Arkansas--Fort Smith, CHOICE MagazineMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-28554-5 (9781138285545)
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Person
David F. Channell is Professor of Historical Studies and the History of Ideas at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Content
Introduction
1. Relationships between Science and Technology
Terminology
Technology as Dependent upon Science
Science and Technology as Independent
Science as Dependent upon Technology
Science and Technology as Interdependent
Erasing the Boundaries between Science and Technology
Notes
Part I: The Roots of Technoscience
2. From Science-Based Industry to Industry-Based Science
Chemical-Based Industries
Organic Chemical Industries - Synthetic Dyes, Pharmaceuticals and Plastics
Heavy Chemical Industries - Alkalis, Acids and Explosives
Electrical Industrial Research Laboratories - Electric Lighting
Electrical Industrial Research Laboratories - Telephone and Radio
Notes
3. Setting the Stage for the Military-Industrial-Academic Complex: World War I
The Military Build-Up to World War I
World War I
Chemical Warfare - Explosives
Chemical Warfare - Gas
Radio
Naval Warfare
Aerial Warfare
Notes
4. Setting the Stage for Big Science: The Interwar Period
Chemical Research and Development
Aviation Research and Development
Rocket Research and Development
Atomic and Nuclear Research
Notes
5. The Emergence of the Military-Industrial-Academic Complex and Big Science:
World War II
Uranium Research
The Military-Industrial-Academic Complex
Radar and Sonar
Chemical and Medical Research
Military Computers
The Atomic Bomb -- Big Science
Notes
Part II: The Era of Technoscience
6. The Nuclear Arms Race
The H-Bomb
Nuclear Reactors
High Energy Physics
Notes
7. The Space Program
The Missile Race
The Space Race
The Moon Race
Astronomy
Planetary Science
Astrophysics
Notes
8. Electronics
General Purpose Computers
The Transistor
The Integrated Circuit
Computer Science
Notes
9. Material Science
Lasers
Superconductivity
Nanotechnology
Notes
10. Biotechnology
Genetics
The Double Helix
The Genetic Code
Genetic Engineering
The Human Genome Project
Notes
Epilogue
11. The New World of Technoscience
Works Cited
1. Relationships between Science and Technology
Terminology
Technology as Dependent upon Science
Science and Technology as Independent
Science as Dependent upon Technology
Science and Technology as Interdependent
Erasing the Boundaries between Science and Technology
Notes
Part I: The Roots of Technoscience
2. From Science-Based Industry to Industry-Based Science
Chemical-Based Industries
Organic Chemical Industries - Synthetic Dyes, Pharmaceuticals and Plastics
Heavy Chemical Industries - Alkalis, Acids and Explosives
Electrical Industrial Research Laboratories - Electric Lighting
Electrical Industrial Research Laboratories - Telephone and Radio
Notes
3. Setting the Stage for the Military-Industrial-Academic Complex: World War I
The Military Build-Up to World War I
World War I
Chemical Warfare - Explosives
Chemical Warfare - Gas
Radio
Naval Warfare
Aerial Warfare
Notes
4. Setting the Stage for Big Science: The Interwar Period
Chemical Research and Development
Aviation Research and Development
Rocket Research and Development
Atomic and Nuclear Research
Notes
5. The Emergence of the Military-Industrial-Academic Complex and Big Science:
World War II
Uranium Research
The Military-Industrial-Academic Complex
Radar and Sonar
Chemical and Medical Research
Military Computers
The Atomic Bomb -- Big Science
Notes
Part II: The Era of Technoscience
6. The Nuclear Arms Race
The H-Bomb
Nuclear Reactors
High Energy Physics
Notes
7. The Space Program
The Missile Race
The Space Race
The Moon Race
Astronomy
Planetary Science
Astrophysics
Notes
8. Electronics
General Purpose Computers
The Transistor
The Integrated Circuit
Computer Science
Notes
9. Material Science
Lasers
Superconductivity
Nanotechnology
Notes
10. Biotechnology
Genetics
The Double Helix
The Genetic Code
Genetic Engineering
The Human Genome Project
Notes
Epilogue
11. The New World of Technoscience
Works Cited