Rfid 'theatre of the proof': Product launch and technology demonstration as corporate practices

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 549-576

  Simakova, Elena ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnography; Product launch; Radio frequency identification; RFID; Technology demonstration

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954608764     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312710365587     Document Type: Article

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