Knowing Machines; Essays on Technical Change
Cambridge [and] London: The MIT Press, (1996). First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, small quarto size, 338 pp. Fine / near fine. Item #CNJL2622
A collection of essays which "are tied together by their explorations of connections (primarily among technology, society, and knowledge) and by their general focus on 'high' technology" (n.b., from jacket flap). This one in a series titled "Inside Technology", the series edited by Wiebe E. Bijker, W. Bernard Carlson, and Trevor Pinch.
Given the recent focus on AI, this collection is both fascinating and timely. It focuses on how economics and sociology impact technological change, with various specific topics in each essay.
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full black cloth over boards, metallic blue lettering and publisher's device on the spine, binding small quarto size (9 1/4" by 6 1/4"), 338 pp. In the publisher's dust jacket (unclipped and unpriced), summary of the book on the front flap, short author bio and summary of his other publication(s) on the back flap, review blurbs on the back panel.
___CONDITION: Volume fine, the boards clean, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; as new. The dust jacket near fine, clean, with very slight edgewear and a small black line drawn through the ISBN number at the bottom of the back panel.
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Price: $75.00