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  1. The Political Construction of Space Satellite Technology.W. Henry Lambright - 1994 - Science, Technology and Human Values 19 (1):47-69.
    Whatfactors determine the nature and pace of technological development? The literature on social construction of technology and actor-network theory suggests that assembling "coalitions" of support and conveying a certain "rhetoric" of technology are important to moving technology forward They are especially crucial strategies for advocates of large-scale, government-supported technologies. These strategies are illuminated by cases of U.S. space satellite development: meteorological satellites, land satellites, and the Earth Observation System.
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  • Rain Enhancement Technology: Making Sense of the “Cloud Seeding” Program in India.Biswanath Dash - 2019 - Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society 39 (3-4):33-42.
    This article examines cloud seeding technology from a social perspective, with a focus on its evolution in India over the past six decades. It argues that the technology has developed in two intertwined trajectories: as a research experiment and as an operational service. The research dimension has evolved in conjunction with international development, while the operational projects are supported and sustained by the state for their appeal as drought relief. In the absence of a national policy, ambiguities over the efficacy (...)
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