Looks at the development of a particular engineering design, anti-lock braking systems for passenger cars, in order to consider how knowledge and cultures of knowledge are constructed.
Looks at the development of a particular engineering design, anti-lock braking systems for passenger cars, in order to consider how knowledge and cultures of knowledge are constructed.
Ann Johnson is Assistant Professor of History at the University of South Carolina.
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Preface ix Acknowledgments xv 1. Design and the Knowledge Community 1 2. A Genealogy of Knowledge Communities and Their Artifacts 23 3. The British Road Research Laboratory: Constructing the Questions 37 4. The Track and the Lab: Brake Testing from Dynamometers to Simulations 63 5. From Things Back to Ideas: Constructing Theories of Vehicle Dynamics 85 6. Learning from Failure: Antilock Systems Emerge in the United States 103 7. Eines ist sicher! Successful Antilock Systems in West Germany 117 8. Public Proprietary Knowledge? Knowledge Communities between the Public and Private Sectors 137 Epilogue. ABS and Risk Compensation 157 Notes 167 Bibliography 187 Index 201
Preface ix Acknowledgments xv 1. Design and the Knowledge Community 1 2. A Genealogy of Knowledge Communities and Their Artifacts 23 3. The British Road Research Laboratory: Constructing the Questions 37 4. The Track and the Lab: Brake Testing from Dynamometers to Simulations 63 5. From Things Back to Ideas: Constructing Theories of Vehicle Dynamics 85 6. Learning from Failure: Antilock Systems Emerge in the United States 103 7. Eines ist sicher! Successful Antilock Systems in West Germany 117 8. Public Proprietary Knowledge? Knowledge Communities between the Public and Private Sectors 137 Epilogue. ABS and Risk Compensation 157 Notes 167 Bibliography 187 Index 201
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