Unruly Technology: Practical Rules, Impractical Discourses and Public Understanding

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 147-167

  Wynne, Brian ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84970671164     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030631288018001006     Document Type: Article

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