Representation in scientific practice revisited /

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Imprint:Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2014]
©2014
Description:1 online resource (ix, 366 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
Series:Inside technology
Inside technology.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11216906
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Other authors / contributors:Coopmans, Catelijne, 1976- editor.
ISBN:9780262319157
0262319152
1306290570
9781306290579
9780262525381
0262525380
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
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Summary:A new series of essays that sets the bar for the study of representation in science in the twenty-first century. Chapters span a range of topics, including molecular modelling, nano-imaging, mathematical formalisms, and digital imagery in neuroscience, planetary science, and biology - as well as business data visualisation, economics diagrams and technology-mediated surgery.
Other form:Print version: Representation in scientific practice revisited 9780262525381
Standard no.:ebc3339721
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This book, a follow-up to Representation in Scientific Practice, edited by Michael Lynch and Steve Woolgar (1990), focuses on examining scientific visualization from the perspective of science and technology studies (STS), with an emphasis on the many new technologies in use today. The contributed chapters critically explore how scientists and engineers use contemporary visualization technologies, including planetary remote sensing, brain imagery, and nanotechnology, to create representations and derive meaning from data. The 22 chapters are generally well written and accessible to non-STS specialists with an interest in this area. One of the unique features of the volume is the inclusion of brief commentaries by experienced STS scholars on key aspects of representational practice, such as visualization, trust, and ontology. These short pieces are a strong complement to the case studies presented. This volume, part of the "Inside Technology" series, would be most appropriate for advanced students and STS practitioners. In addition, working scientists and engineers would gain insight into what lies behind the process of making and using visualizations. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals/practitioners. R. A. Kolvoord James Madison University

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