Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society

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book non-fiction book work in science and technology studies

Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society is a foundational work in science and technology studies that examines how scientific facts and technological artifacts are socially constructed through networks of people, practices, and institutions.

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Label	Occurrences
Science in Action	7
Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society canonical	2
science in the making	1

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Target entity: Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society
Context triple: [Bruno Latour, notableWork, Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society]

A. The Art and Politics of Science
The Art and Politics of Science is a memoir by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Harold Varmus that reflects on his life in research and his influential roles in science policy and leadership.
B. The Value of Science
The Value of Science is an influential philosophical work by Henri Poincaré that explores the nature, methods, and limits of scientific knowledge.
C. Science and Human Behavior
Science and Human Behavior is a foundational book by B. F. Skinner that systematically presents the principles of behaviorism and their application to understanding and predicting human actions.
D. Reflections on the Romance of Science
Reflections on the Romance of Science is a collection of essays by Carl Sagan that explores the history, philosophy, and wonder of scientific discovery.
E. Science for All Americans
Science for All Americans is a landmark AAAS Project 2061 report that outlines the essential scientific literacy goals and concepts every American should understand.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society
Target entity description: Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society is a foundational work in science and technology studies that examines how scientific facts and technological artifacts are socially constructed through networks of people, practices, and institutions.

A. The Art and Politics of Science
The Art and Politics of Science is a memoir by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Harold Varmus that reflects on his life in research and his influential roles in science policy and leadership.
B. The Value of Science
The Value of Science is an influential philosophical work by Henri Poincaré that explores the nature, methods, and limits of scientific knowledge.
C. Science and Human Behavior
Science and Human Behavior is a foundational book by B. F. Skinner that systematically presents the principles of behaviorism and their application to understanding and predicting human actions.
D. Reflections on the Romance of Science
Reflections on the Romance of Science is a collection of essays by Carl Sagan that explores the history, philosophy, and wonder of scientific discovery.
E. Science for All Americans
Science for All Americans is a landmark AAAS Project 2061 report that outlines the essential scientific literacy goals and concepts every American should understand.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ work in science and technology studies ⓘ
aim	to show how scientific facts are constructed ⓘ to show how technological artifacts are constructed ⓘ
approach	actor-network analysis ⓘ empirical study of scientific practice ⓘ
author	Bruno Latour ⓘ
coreConcept	following scientists and engineers in practice ⓘ immutable mobiles ⓘ inscription devices ⓘ network of associations ⓘ obligatory passage point ⓘ ready-made science ⓘ science in the making ⓘ linked to: Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
field	science and technology studies ⓘ sociology of science ⓘ sociology of technology ⓘ
genre	academic monograph ⓘ
hasPart	analysis of technological projects ⓘ case studies of scientific controversies ⓘ
influenced	actor-network theory ⓘ innovation studies ⓘ organization studies ⓘ science and technology studies ⓘ sociology of scientific knowledge ⓘ
influencedBy	John Law ⓘ Michel Callon ⓘ linked to: Bruno Latour ethnomethodology ⓘ laboratory studies tradition ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	actor-network theory ⓘ black-boxing in science ⓘ controversies in science ⓘ laboratory studies ⓘ networks of humans and nonhumans ⓘ scientific practice ⓘ social construction of scientific facts ⓘ social construction of technological artifacts ⓘ technology in society ⓘ translation in actor-network theory ⓘ
notableFor	development of actor-network theory ⓘ foundational status in science and technology studies ⓘ
originalLanguage	French ⓘ
publicationYear	1987 ⓘ
publisher	Harvard University Press ⓘ
title	Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society ⓘ

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Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society → coreConcept → science in the making ⓘ