Books and Journals

STS Books for check- out from Dr. Hanna

Barrow, Between Inner Space and Outer Space,  

Burkhardt, Richard, The Spirit of System, 1995. (An excellent introduction to Lamarck, his contemporaries and predecessors, and to the scientific bodies and institutions in revolutionary Paris.)

Capra, Fritjof (1982) The Turning Point: Science, Society, and the Rising Culture, Bantam Books, NY-description

Carey, John, Eyewitness to Science, 1997. (Entertaining, stimulating, and occasionally startling. His choices are illuminated by commentaries that crackle with literacy and indeed scientific insights.)

Cohen, Bernard, Revolution in Science, 1985 (Everyone, no matter how well informed, will be able to learn something new from this book..There is nothing else like it for a panorama of what people have chosen to call revolution in science.)

Cohen, Bernard, Benjamin Franklin's Science, 1996. (A lucid analysis of Franklin's ideas and a sense of the intellectual context. Cohen's position as a leading historian of American science has found eloquent expression in this engaging book)

Cole, Stephen, Making Science, 1992. (Offers a broad analysis of realism and relativism in science, a demanding appraisal of constructivism, and demonstrates the need for continuing assessment of science as an occupation, institution and activity.)

Collins, Harry, Pinch, Trevor (1993) The Golem, Cambridge University Press- description

Diamond, Jared, Guns, Genes and Steel,

Dupre, John, Disorder of Things, 1993. (Dupre's thesis is both an assertion of how the world is and a denial that science constitutes, or could ever constitute, a single unified project.)

Dyson, Freeman J, Imagined Worlds, 1997. (A cautionary vision of where science and technology are taking us in the next century...a fascinating romp through possible futures.)

Dyson, Freeman J., The Sun, the Genome, and the Internet : Tools of Scientific Revolutions (Nypl/Oup Lectures) , Oxford Univ Pr (Trade) / April 1999 - description

Ehrlich and Ehrlich, Betrayal of Science and Reason,

Einstein, Ideas and Opinions, Wings Books

Feynman, Richard, The Meaning of it All,

Fruton, Joseph, A Skeptical Biochemist, 1993. (An eminent pioneer of modern protein chemistry looks back on six decades of work to reconsider how science is practiced, explained, and recorded for posterity.)

Gould,Stephen Jay, Full House : The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin , - description

Gross, Alan, The Rhetoric of Science, 1991. (Gross makes his case for a rhetorical analysis of science ...his examples range from Copernican astronomy to contemporary peer review, from optics to oncology, and from Darwin's private notebooks to recent debates about recombinant DNA.)

Gross, Paul R., Levitt, Norman (1994) Higher Superstition, John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore

Holldobler and Wilson, Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration, 1994. (A fascinating sequel to The Ants, which won a Pulitzer Prize)

Holton, Gerald (1993) Science and Anti-Science, Harvard University Press description

Jacob, Francois (1988) The Statue Within, Basic Books, NY

Jasanoff, Sheila, Science at the Bar: Science and Technology in American Law, 1995. (Jasanoff revelas the gulf between objective science and adversarial law in the US....and comes up with some absorbing and accessible analyses of the judicial treatment of issues such as genetic engineering, chemical toxicity, and fetal rights. Timely stuff.)

Lightman, Alan, Ancient Light: Our Changing View of the Universe, 1992. (A short, understandable account of our changing view of the universe and of the scientists who are behind that change.)Lindberg, David C. (1992) The Beginnings of Western Science, University of Chicago Press

Lovelock, James (1991) Healing Gaia, Harmony Books, NY

Naisbitt, John (1994) Global Paradox, Avon Books, NY

Naisbitt, John (1982) Megatrends, Warner Books, NY

Nasr, Seyyed H. (1968) Science and Civilization in Islam, Barnes and Noble, NY

Negroponte, Nicholas, Being Digital,

Newman, Wiliam, Gehennical Fire:The Lives of George Starkey, An American Alchemist in the Scientific Revolution, 1994. (Newman shows how studying an obscure and ambiguous figure can bring the science of a period to life.)

Proctor, Robert, Value-Free Science?, 1992. (Raises the issue of the corrupting influence of politics and emotions on the practice of science.)

Ritvo, The Platypus and the Mermaid,

Sobel, Dava , Longitude : The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time/ Penguin USA (Paper) / October 1996

Suzuki, David, Genethics: The clash between the New Genetics and Human Values, Provides much of the technical education andethical sensitization needed to broaden public debate.)

Taylor, John (1993) When the Clock Struck Zero, St. Martin's Press, NY

Thornton, Ian, Krakatau: The destruction and reassembly of an island ecosystem. 1997. (Describes the events leading up to the awesome eruption in 1883 that left more than 36,000 people dead, destroyed over 160 towns and villages, and wiped out a whole island....the book has all the suspense and intrigue of a good 'whodunit')

Toffler, Alvin (1980) The Third Wave, Bantam Books, NY

Toffler, Alvin (1990) Power Shift, Bantam Books, NYToffler, Alvin, Toffler, Heidi (1995) Creating a New Civilization, Turner Publishing, Atlanta

Wolpert, Lewis, The Unnatural Nature of Science, 1993. (A lively presentation of points we need to remember as we reflrct on the role of science in our world.)

Online STS Journals and links

In ERIC there are over 5000 journal articles on the Nature of Science, over 2000 articles on the Nature of Technology, and over 11,000 articles on the History of Science and its relationship to Education. You will need to order the articles you want from the library.

Public Understanding of Science Journal

The Journal of Technology Studies- articles in .pdf format

The Why Files

Issues in Science and Technology- ejournal

STS and related links

STS Books- available for purchase online through Amazon.com
(click on title to go directly to Amazon.com description and review of the book)

The Knowledge Web : From Electronic Agents to Stonehenge and Back--And Other Journeys Through Knowledge, by James Burke, 1999

The Ascent of Science , by Brian L. Silver / Oxford Univ Pr (Trade) / February 1998

Crystal Fire : The Birth of the Information Age (Sloan Technology Series) , Michael Riordan, Lillian Hoddeson / W.W. Norton & Company / August 1997

Great Feuds in Science : Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever , by Hal Hellman, Harold Hellman / John Wiley & Sons / June 1998

The Day the Universe Changed , by James Burke / Little Brown & Co (Pap) / September 1995

The Axemaker's Gift : Technology's Capture and Control of Our Minds and Culture, by James Burke, et al / Putnam Pub Group (Paper) / March 1997

Beyond Engineering : How Society Shapes Technology (Sloan Technology Series), by Robert Pool / Oxford Univ Pr (Trade) / July 1997

A Science Odyssey : 100 Years of Discovery (Pbs Series) , by Charles Flowers / William Morrow & Company / January 1998

The Substance of Civilization : Materials and Human History from the Stone Age to the Age of Silicon , by Stephen L. Sass / Arcade Pub / March 1998

They All Laughed : From Light Bulbs to Lasers : The Fascinating Stories Behind the Great Inventions That Have Changed Our Lives , by Ira Flatow / Harperperennial Library / June 1993

The Science Class You Wish You Had : The Seven Greatest Scientific Discoveries in History and the People Who Made Them , by David Eliot Brody, Arnold R. Brody (Contributor) / Berkley Pub Group /August 1997

The Pinball Effect : Journeys Through Knowledge - The Extraordinary Patterns of Change That Link Past, Present, and Future , by James Burke / Audio Renaissance / August 1996

The Scientific Revolution, by Steven Shapin / Univ of Chicago Pr (Trd) / November 1996

Yes, We Have No Neutrons : An Eye-Opening Tour Through the Twists and Turns of Bad Science , by A. K. Dewdney / John Wiley & Sons / September 1998

Einstein, History, and Other Passions : The Rebellion Against Science at the End of the Twentieth Century, by Gerald Holton / Perseus Pr / June 1996

A Bedside Nature : Genius and Eccentricity in Science 1869-1953 , by W. B. Gratzer(Editor), Stephen Jay Gould / W H Freeman & Co / September 1997

Hidden Histories of Science , by Robert B. Silvers(Editor) / New York Review of Books / May 1996

Making Natural Knowledge : Constructivism and the History of Science (The Cambridge History of Science Series) , by Jan Golinski / Cambridge Univ Pr (Pap Txt) / May 1998

Uncommon Sense : The Heretical Nature of Science , by Alan Cromer / Oxford Univ Pr (Trade) / August 1995

The Innovators : The Engineering Pioneers Who Made America Modern (Wiley Popular Science), by David P. Billington / John Wiley & Sons / April 1996

The Religion of Technology : The Divinity of Man and the Spirit of Invention , by David F. Noble , 1997

Virus X : Tracking the New Killer Plagues , by Frank Ryan, 1998

Engineers of Dreams : Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America , by Henry Petroski, Edward Kastenmeier (Editor) , 1996

The Atom in the History of Human Thought , by Bernard Pullman, Axel R. Reisinger (Translator), 1998

Other STS Books for your information

Bronowski, J. (1956) Science and Human Values, Harper and Row Publishers, NY

Bronowski, J. (1960's) The Ascent of Man, Harper and Row Publishers, NY

Bunch, Bryan, Hellemans, Alexander (1993) The Timetables of Technology: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Technology, Simon and Schuster, NY

Burke, James (1990) Connections, Connections 2

Cheek, Dennis (1992) Thinking Constructively about Science, Technology, and Society Education, State University of NY Press

Chopra, Deepak (1989) Quantum Healing: Exploring the Frontiers of Mind/Body Medicine, Bantam, NY

Cross, Roger (1992) Teaching Science for Social Responsibility, LaTrobe University Press, Australia

Ochoa, George, Corey, Linda (1995) Timeline Book of Science, Stonesong Press, NY

Papert, Seymour (1993) The Children's Machine, Basic Books

Peterson, Rita, et al (1984) Science and Society: A Sourcebook for Elementary and Junior High School Teachers, Merrill Publishing, Columbus

Roberts, Royston (1989) Serendipity: Accidental Discoveries in Science, John Wiley and Sons, NY

Winner, Langdon (1986) The Whale and the Reactor, University of Chicago Press

Additional STS articles available in Library- just for information
(not in any specific order)

1. D. Price, "The Unsung Genius of Sealing Wax and String," Natural History, 1/1984, 49-56
2. N. Rosenberg, "The Growing Role of Science in the Innovation Process," in Science, Technology, and Society in the Time of Alfred Nobel (Pergamon Press: Oxford, 1982), 231-246
3. D. Kevles, "Begetting Big Science," New York Review of Books, 10/25/1990, 6 ff.
4. D. Kevles, "The Crisis of Contemporary Science," Wilson Quarterly, XIX, No. 3, 1995, 40-52
5. D. Goodstein, "Scientific Elites and Scientific Illiterates," Engineering and Science, Spring, 1993
6. L. Geppert, "Industrial R&D: the New Priorities," IEEE Spectrum, 9/1994, 30 ff.
7. F. Allen, "Steinway," Innovation and Technology, Fall, 1993, 35-43
8. H. Petroski, "Little Things Can Mean a Lot," The Evolution of Useful Things (Knopf, 1993), 78-86
9. D. Dooling, ed., "Big, Bold, and Expensive: Engineering Megaprojects Are Making a Comeback," IEEE Spectrum, October 1995, 19-47
10. L. Trilling, "Dizzy With Success: the Cold War and the Teaching of Engineering at Elite Universities," Advances in Aerospace Sciences: A Tribute to Holt Ashley (1994), 453-461
11. L. Sharp, "Steel Axes for Stone Age Australians," Human Problems in Technological Change, 69-92
12. M. Simons, "The Kaiapo: The Amazon's Savvy Indians," NYT, 2/26/89, Sect. 6, 37 & 48 ff.
13. T. Hughes, "From Deterministic Dynamos to Seamless-Web Systems," in Engineering as a Social Enterprise, 7-25
14. D. Noble, "Social Choice in Machine Design: the Case of Automatically Controlled Machine Tools," Social Shaping of Technology, 109-124
15. R. Schwartz Cowan, "How the Refrigerator Got Its Hum," Social Shaping of Technology, 202-218
16. T. Kuhn, "Historical Structure of Scientific Discovery," Science, Vol. 136, 6/1/1962, 760-764
17. O. Rossani, "The Bishop of Ravenna: 'Work? Never On Sunday'," Corriere della Sera, 5/6/1987.
18. D. Bjerklie, "High-Tech Olympians," Technology Review, 1/1993, 24-30
19. R. Schwartz Cowan, "The 'Industrial Revolution' in the Home: Household Technology and Social Change in the 20th Century," Technology and Culture, 17, No. 1, 1976, 1-23
20. R. Schwartz Cowan, "From Virginia Dare to Virginia Slims: Women and Technology in American Life," Technology and Culture, 20, No. 1, 1979, 51-63
21. M. Holloway, "A Lab of Her Own," Scientific American, November 1993, 94-103
22. Staff, "Peer Review: Shameful," The Economist, May 24, 1997, 79
23. N. Postman, "The Day Our Children Disappear: Predictions of a Media Ecologist," Phi Delta Kappan, 1/1981, 382-386
24. A. Sant'Elia, "Futurist Manifesto of Architecture," in Raffaele Carrieri, Futurism, 150-151
25. H. Petroski, "The Amazing Crystal Palace," Technology Review, 7/1983, 19-28
26. D. Blum, "Weird Science: Livermore's X-Ray Laser Flap," Bull. of the At. Scientists, 7-8/1988, 7-13
27. H. DeWitt, "The Selling of a Wonder Weapon," Stanford Magazine, 3/91, 28-33
28. M. Weiss, "Blood Test," West Magazine (San Jose Mercury News), 10/15/95, 8ff.
29. G. Fleming, "Engineers of Death," NYT, Sect. 4, 7/18/93, 19
30. R. DeGeorge, "Ethical Responsibilities of Engineers in Large Organizations: the Pinto Case," Business and Professional Ethics Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1981, 1-14
31. R. Boisjoly, "Ethical Decisions: Morton Thiokol and the Space Shuttle CHALLENGER Disaster," American Society of Mechanical Engineers Winter Annual Meeting, 12/1987, 1-13
32. W. Wilson, "Ethics & the Consulting Engineer: the Case of the Composite-Material Bicycle" (1995)
33. R. Dore, "Latecomers' Problems," European Journal of Development Research, 1/1, 6/89, 100-107
34. K. Newcombe, "Technology Assessment and Policy: Examples From Papua New Guinea," International Social Science Journal, Vol. 33, No. 3, 1981, 495-507
35. S. Diamond, "The Disaster in Bhopal: Lessons for the Future," NYT, 2/3/1985, 1, 8 & 9
36. D. Rieff, "A Global Culture?," World Policy Journal, 2/1994, 73-81
37. S. Berger et al., "Toward a New Industrial America," Scientific American, 6/1989, 39-47
38. R. Sinsheimer, "The Presumptions of Science," in Limits to Scientific Inquiry, 23-35
39. D. Baltimore, "Limiting Science: A Biologist's Perspective," in Limits to Scientific Inquiry,, 37-45
40. S. Hornig, "Reading Risk: Public Response to Print Media Accounts of Technological Risk," Public Understanding of Science 2, 1993, 95-109
41. B. Siegel, "Managing Risks: Sense and Science," Los Angeles Times, 7/5/87, 1 and 26-28
42. L. Winner, "Do Artifacts Have Politics?" Daedalus, Vol. 109, No. 1, 1980, 121-135
43. L. Winner, "Artifact/Ideas and Political Culture," Whole Earth Review, Winter 1991, 18-24
44. A. Pollack, "Japan Inc.'s Dying Bit Players," NYT, May 27, 1995, 17-18
45. M. Burros, "Uncompromising Interpretations on Both Sides of the F.D.A.'s Genetic-Engineering Policy," NYT, 6/17/92, B5
46. P. Bereano, "Don't Take Liberties With Our Genes," Seattle Times, 7/17/1997, B5
47. J. Giovannini, "The Objects of Desire That Defined Their Eras," NYT, 6/24/93, B1 and B5
48. M. Zanuso, "Design and Society," in Design Since 1945, 18-22
49. D. Rams, "Appliances," in Design Since 1945, 82-85
50. S. Schneider, "Global Climate Change," Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Vol. 10, 1990, 371-382
51. W. Ruckleshaus, "Toward A Sustainable World," Scientific American, 9/89, 166-174
52. G. Brown, "Reorienting Scientific and Technological Inquiry to Tackle the Global Crisis Facing Humanity," Chronicle of Higher Education, 4/22/92, B1-B2