Radical uncertainty in scientific discovery work

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-336

  Roth, Wolff Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Observations; Practical actions; Radical uncertainty; Scientific inscriptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 64949147365     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: 15528251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0162243907309627     Document Type: Article

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