True warnings and false alarms : evaluating fears about the health risks of technology, 1948-1971

True warnings and false alarms evaluating fears about the health risks of technology, 1948-1971

True warnings and false alarms -- Technology as friend and sometime foe: 1900-1947 -- Lawless's era: 1948-1971 -- Why experts in technical controversies disagree -- Evaluating the lawless warnings: true or false? -- Coding the cases -- Hallmarks of true and false alarms -- Hindsight and foresig...

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1. Verfasser: Mazur, Allan (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Washington, DC Resources for the Future c2004
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Geschichte 1900-2000 > Geschichte 1948-1971 > Gezondheidseffecten > Risico's > Technische vernieuwing > Veiligheid > Geschichte > Health risk assessment > History > Technischer Fortschritt > Gesundheitsgefährdung > Risikoanalyse
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Zusammenfassung:True warnings and false alarms -- Technology as friend and sometime foe: 1900-1947 -- Lawless's era: 1948-1971 -- Why experts in technical controversies disagree -- Evaluating the lawless warnings: true or false? -- Coding the cases -- Hallmarks of true and false alarms -- Hindsight and foresight.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:viii, 190 p.
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23 cm
ISBN:1891853554
1-89185-355-4
1891853562
1-89185-356-2