The techno-human condition

A provocative analysis of what it means to be human in an era of incomprehensible technological complexity and change

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Main Authors: Allenby, Braden R. (Author), Sarewitz, Daniel R. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts MIT Press 2011
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