J. D. Bernal's monumental work Science in History is the first full-scale attempt to analyze the relationship between … science and society throughout history, from the perfection of the first flint hand ax to the construction of the hydrogen … pastoral, agricultural, feudal, capitalist, and socialist systems, and conversely the ways in which science has altered …

. This book draws on the tools of science and technology studies and economic sociology to reconceptualize the intersection …Although social scientists generally agree that technology plays a major role in the economy, economics and technology … of economy and technology, suggesting materiality—the idea that social existence involves not only actors and social …

, particularly the microchips essential to most electronic devices, have transformed computing, communications, entertainment, and …

rates; the stochastic dimension of the American economy; the role of technology as a source of economic fluctuations; and …

The original edition of this book summarized more than a decade of work on communications flow in science and …. The first three chapters provide an overview of the communication system in technology, present the author's research …

was the rise of information technology. The new technology has had such a significant impact on the economy that "the new … questions about the effects of information technology on various aspects of the economy. The topics include the relationship …

technology to opportunistic exploitation of relationship specificity. Economists working on macroeconomics, development, growth …

legislation and substantive amendments to earlier laws, significant advances in environmental science, and changes in the … treatment of science (and scientific uncertainty) by the courts. This book offers a detailed discussion of the important issues …

technology and preferences, such as fixed input-output coefficients. These assumptions are contradicted by the massive evidence …