Nano Dreams and Nano Worlds: The Emergence and Disciplinary Formation of Nanoengineering

• Main Author: York, Emily
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Communication; Nanotechnology; Science education

This dissertation analyzes the sociotechnical practices through which nanoengineering is produced as a new disciplinary and professional site of “innovation for the benefit of society.” I argue that innovation constitutes a rationalizing discourse that serves to justify the establishment of a field,...