1st Edition
Atoms, Bytes and Genes Public Resistance and Techno-Scientific Responses
By Martin W. Bauer
Copyright 2015
320 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
320 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
320 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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"Atom," "byte" and "gene" are metonymies for techno-scientific developments of the 20th century: nuclear power, computing and genetic engineering. Resistance continues to challenge these developments in public opinion. This book traces historical debates over atoms, bytes and genes which raised controversy with consequences, and argues that public opinion is a factor of the development of modern... Read more
1. Introduction: Movement Redirected by Resistance 2. Mobilising a Different Future 3. The Atom: Bombs and Power 4. Environment, Safety and Sustainability 5. Ten Propositions on Learning from Resistance 6. The "Bytes" of Mainframes, PC and Social Media 7. Public Opinion and Its Discontents 8. Genes, Biotechnology and Genomics 9. Some Further Observations on Resistance. Appendix 1: Notes on Social Movement and Social Influence. Appendix 2: Chronologies of Atoms, Bytes and Genes.
Biography
Martin W. Bauer is Professor of Social Psychology at London School of Economics and Political Sciences and the Editor of Public Understanding of Science.
