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100922s2009 mau b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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2010282804 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780073515359 (pbk.) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0073515353 (pbk.) |
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DLC |
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DLC |
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pcc |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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Q175.5 |
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.T344 2009 |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Taking sides. |
| Name of part/section of a work |
Clashing views in science, technology, and society / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
selected, edited, and with introductions by Thomas A. Easton. |
| 246 30 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
Clashing views in science, technology and society |
| 246 30 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
Science, technology and society |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
8th ed., expanded |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Boston : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
McGraw-Hill Higher Education, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xxviii, 444 p. ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 490 0# - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Taking sides, |
| International Standard Serial Number |
1098-5417 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 2# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
UNIT 1. The place of science and technology in society -- Does politics come before science in current government decision making? -- Should government restrict the publication of unclassified but "sensitive" research? -- Should the Internet be neutral? -- UNIT 2. The environment -- Should society act now to halt global warming? -- Is it time to revive nuclear power? -- Will hydrogen replace fossil fuels for cars? -- UNIT 3. Human health and welfare -- Do falling birth rates pose a threat to human welfare? -- Is there sufficient scientific research to conclude that cell phones cause cancer? -- Should DDT be banned worldwide? -- Should potential risks slow the development of nanotechnology? -- Are genetically modified foods safe to eat? -- UNIT 4. Space -- Should we expand efforts to find near-earth objects? -- Will the search for extraterrestrial life ever succeed? -- Is "manned space travel" a delusion? -- UNIT 5. The computer revolution -- Does the Internet strengthen social connections? -- Does the spread of surveillance technology threaten privacy? -- Should the world's libraries be digitized? -- UNIT 6. Ethics -- Is the use of animals in research justified? -- Is it ethically permissible to clone human cells? -- Is wind power green? -- Are "space sunshades" a possible answer to global warming? |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Science |
| General subdivision |
Social aspects. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Technology |
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Social aspects. |
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Easton, Thomas A. |
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Library of Congress Classification |
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Books |
