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Expertise Lost: An Early Case of Technology Assessment
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Abstract This Note traces the curious history of an early technological risk assessment from three vantage points: that of historians of technology, of technology assessment (TA) experts, and of those knowledgeable in SSK. The principle of 'double coincidence' is introduced, and the uncertain status of exper... view more
This Note traces the curious history of an early technological risk assessment from three vantage points: that of historians of technology, of technology assessment (TA) experts, and of those knowledgeable in SSK. The principle of 'double coincidence' is introduced, and the uncertain status of expertise in TA is discussed.... view less
Keywords
rhetoric; railroad; technology assessment; historian; risk assessment
Classification
Technology Assessment
Document language
English
Publication Year
1994
Page/Pages
p. 96-104
Journal
Social Studies of Science, 24 (1994) 1
ISSN
1460-3659
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed