Responsibility and nanotechnology

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 405-432

  McCarthy, Elise ^a   Kelty, Christopher ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropology of science; Environmental science; Materials chemistry; Nanotechnology; Responsibility; Risk; Safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952601651     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312709351762     Document Type: Article

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