Governing Future Technologies Nanotechnology and the Rise of an Assessment Regime /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Kaiser, Mario (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Kurath, Monika (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Maasen, Sabine (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Rehmann-Sutter, Christoph (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Σειρά: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook, 27
• Θέματα: History.; Ethics.; Philosophy and science.; Sociology.; History of Science.; Philosophy of Science.; Sociology, general.

Nanotechnology has been the subject of extensive ‘assessment hype,’ unlike any previous field of research and development. A multiplicity of stakeholders have started to analyze the implications of nanotechnology: Technology assessment institutions around the world, non-governmental organizations, t...

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