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Science in action : How to follow scientists and engineers through society

Wiebe E. Bijker, +1 more
- 01 Jan 1988 - 
- Vol. 29, Iss: 4, pp 982-983
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Bijker, W. E. (1988). Science in action: How to follow scientists and engineers through society.
Technology and Culture, 29(4), 982-983.
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