You cannot be serious! Public understanding of technology with special reference to "hawk-Eye"

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-308

  Collins, Harry ^a   Evans, Robert ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Glamorgan Building ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cricket; Hawk Eye; Public understanding of technology; Simulations; Sports decision aids; Tennis

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449128128     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662508093370     Document Type: Article

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