Why Things Bite Back. Technology And The Revenge Of Unintended Consequences

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf
Publisher Place: New York
Publisher Year: 1996
Edition: First Edition

Description: 346 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: this perceptive and provocative look at everything from computer software that requires faster processors and more support staff to antibiotics that breed resistant strains of bacteria, Edward Tenner offers a virtual encyclopedia of what he calls "revenge effects"--the unintended consequences of the mechanical, chemical, biological, and medical forms of ingenuity that have been hallmarks of the progressive, improvement-obsessed modern age. Tenner shows why our confidence in technological solutions may be misplaced, and explores ways in which we can better survive in a world where despite technology's advances--and often because of them--"reality is always gaining on us." For anyone hoping ...

ISBN: 9780679425632