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The Real World of Technology

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HOUSE OF ANANSI PressLTD, 1999 - Business & Economics - 209 pages
In this expanded edition of her bestselling 1989 CBC Massey Lectures, renowned Canadian scientist and humanitarian Ursula M. Franklin examines the impact of technology upon our lives and addresses the extraordinary changes in the bit sphere since The Real World of Technology was first published. In four new chapters, Franklin tackles contentious issues, such as the dilution of privacy and intellectual property rights, the impact of the current technology on government and governance, the shift from consumer capitalism to investment capitalism, and the influence of the Internet upon the craft of writing.

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User Review  - Julia Hendon - Goodreads

I was more interested in Franklin's discussion of technology as practice then in her social activism so I read this selectively. Her focus on technology as a system, a set of practices, etc. agrees ... Read full review

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User Review  - Krissy - Goodreads

I agree with some things Ursula Franklin writes (especially how education should be a holistic process) but there's also a lot I don't. Read full review

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About the author (1999)

Ursula M. Franklin is an experimental physicist, University Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, a former board member of the National Research Council and the Science Council of Canada, and a companion of the Order of Canada. She has been awarded honourary degrees by numerous Canadian universities. The Ursula Franklin Reader: Pacificism as a Mapwas published in 2006.

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TitleThe Real World of Technology
CBC Massey Lectures Series
AuthorUrsula M. Franklin
Edition2, revised, large print
PublisherHOUSE OF ANANSI PressLTD, 1999
ISBN088784636X, 9780887846366
Length209 pages
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Business & Economics / Development / Business Development
Technology & Engineering / Social Aspects
  
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