Eden Medina: 3 books
Beyond Imported Magic
Essays on Science, Technology, and Society in Latin America
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Studies challenging the idea that technology and science flow only from global North to South.
The essays in this volume study the creation, adaptation, and use of science and technology in Latin America. They challenge the view that scientific ideas and technology travel unchanged from the...
Revolucionarios cibernéticos
Tecnología y política en el Chile de Salvador Allende
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 27, 2015
Entre 1971 y 1973, un grupo de ingenieros chilenos y británicos desarrolló un proyecto tecnológico para ayudar al gobierno de Allende a gerenciar el sector industrial de la economía estatal. El sistema que imaginaron desafiaba los límites de lo que era posible y enfrentaba complejos problemas,...
Cybernetic Revolutionaries
Technology and Politics in Allende's Chile
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2011
A historical study of Chiles twin experiments with cybernetics and socialism, and what they tell us about the relationship of technology and politics.