When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, millions of Americans became bound together in a single, historic moment. Many still vividly remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard about the tragedy. In "The Challenger Launch Decision," Diane Vaughan recreates the steps leading up to that fateful decision, contradicting conventi...(展开全部)

The explosion of space shuttle Challenger on January 28, 1986, and the death of the seven astronauts aboard had a major impact on American culture, with many people still vividly remembering exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard about the tragedy. Journalists and investigators have historically cited production problems and managerial wrong-doing as t...(展开全部)

The explosion of space shuttle Challenger on January 28, 1986, and the death of the seven astronauts aboard had a major impact on American culture, with many people still vividly remembering exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard about the tragedy. Journalists and investigators have historically cited production problems and managerial wrong-doing as t...(展开全部)

When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, millions of Americans became bound together in a single, historic moment. Many still vividly remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard about the tragedy. In "The Challenger Launch Decision," Diane Vaughan recreates the steps leading up to that fateful decision, contradicting conventi...(展开全部)

'Once in a while a manuscript stops you in your tracks...What we are offered here is no recovering of old ground but a step change in perspectives on "body matters" that is both innovative and of fundamental importance to anyone working on this sociological terrain...This text is groundbreaking and simply has to be read' - Acta Sociologica 'this is Shilling at his creative be...(展开全部)

作者简介： 米歇尔•塞尔（Michel Serres, 1930-）法国哲学家，科学史专家。青年时代就读于布雷斯特海军军官学校，曾在海军服役。1952年进巴黎高等师范学校研读数学史，对哲学家巴什拉（Gaston Bachelard）调和诗与科学的思想发生兴趣。1955年通过哲学教师资格考试，1968年提交博士论文《莱布尼兹体系及其数学模型》，获文学博士学位；1969年任索邦大学科学史教授至今；1984年受聘为美国斯坦福大学终身教授；1990年当选法兰西学士院院士。 塞尔精通科学史，对思想史也有独到的研究，且博览群书，文学兴趣浓厚，这些方面的融汇贯通构成了他写作的个人风格。作为哲学家，塞尔著作等身，至今出版各种专著多达五十余部，涉及哲学、科学、文学和历史等领域。哲学上，塞尔将科学引入认识论和社会学领域，为解释当代社会的演变开辟了一条乐观的路径，但他将科...(展开全部)

作者简介： 米歇尔•塞尔（Michel Serres, 1930-）法国哲学家，科学史专家。青年时代就读于布雷斯特海军军官学校，曾在海军服役。1952年进巴黎高等师范学校研读数学史，对哲学家巴什拉（Gaston Bachelard）调和诗与科学的思想发生兴趣。1955年通过哲学教师资格考试，1968年提交博士论文《莱布尼兹体系及其数学模型》，获文学博士学位；1969年任索邦大学科学史教授至今；1984年受聘为美国斯坦福大学终身教授；1990年当选法兰西学士院院士。 塞尔精通科学史，对思想史也有独到的研究，且博览群书，文学兴趣浓厚，这些方面的融汇贯通构成了他写作的个人风格。作为哲学家，塞尔著作等身，至今出版各种专著多达五十余部，涉及哲学、科学、文学和历史等领域。哲学上，塞尔将科学引入认识论和社会学领域，为解释当代社会的演变开辟了一条乐观的路径，但他将科...(展开全部)

'Once in a while a manuscript stops you in your tracks...What we are offered here is no recovering of old ground but a step change in perspectives on "body matters" that is both innovative and of fundamental importance to anyone working on this sociological terrain...This text is groundbreaking and simply has to be read' - Acta Sociologica 'this is Shilling at his creative be...(展开全部)

Electronic and Experimental Music provides a thorough treatment of the relevant history behind the marriage of technology and music that has led to the state of electronic music today. Drawing widely on innovations from the worlds of classical music, rock and roll, hip hop, popular music, jazz, and modern dance, it covers the chronology of electronic music in separate parts dev...(展开全部)

Communication in History's outstanding selection of readings from classic and contemporary sources gives an extensive overview of the most important ideas in the field. Encompassing topics as wide-ranging as the role of printing in the rise of the modern state and the role of the Internet in the Information Age, this anthology reveals how media have been influential bot...(展开全部)