Abstract

Preface and acknowledgements Introduction: the technological golem 1. A clean kill?: the role of Patriot in the gulf war 2. The naked launch: assigning blame for the Challenger explosion 3. Crash!: nuclear fuel flasks and anti-misting kerosene on trial 4. The world according to gold: disputes about the origins of oil 5. Tidings of comfort and joy seven wise men and the science of economics 6. The science of the lambs: Chernobyl and the Cumbrian sheep farmers 7. Acting up: AIDS cures and lay expertise Conclusion: the golem goes to work References and further reading.

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