Gadgets, gizmos, and instruments: Science for the tinkering

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 214-228

  Nutch, Frank ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0030534406     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016224399602100205     Document Type: Article

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