Hubris and hybrids : a cultural history of technology and science / Mikael Hård and Andrew Jamison.

New York : Routledge, 2005.

xv, 335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-325) and index.

The scientific reformation in early modern Europe -- The industrial transformation -- The sites of enlightenment and innovation -- The machine in the mind -- Technocrats and their critics -- Eastern minds take on the Western juggernaut -- Artistic appropriations from Morris to the matrix -- Machines and knowledge in action -- Mobility mania and its material manifestations -- The cultural forms of communication and information -- Public works, public health, and personal hygiene -- Coping with technoscience -- Making technoscience politically accountable -- From appropriate technology to green business -- Conclusion: history as cultural assessment.