Knowledge politics and new converging technologies: A social epistemological perspective

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-34

  Fuller, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Chemical worldview; Converging technologies; Enhancement; Evolution; Information technology; Nanotechnology; Physical worldview

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONVERGENCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; KNOWLEDGE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY POLICY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 70350033979     PISSN: 13511610     EISSN: 14698412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13511610902770552     Document Type: Article

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