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Langdon Winner is an influential scholar in the field of philosophy of technology and the history of science. His research focuses on the impact of technology on culture and society, particularly on the unintended consequences of technological decisions. Winner's work has had a profound impact on understanding the relationship between technology and society.

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“To argue a moral position convincingly these days requires that one speak to (and not depart from) people's love of material well-being, their fascination with efficiency, or their fear of death.”

Technology Morality Efficiency Consumerism Fear Of Death Self Serving Narrow Mindedness

Book:The Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology

Source: The Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology

“Who says that actors are cattle? Show me a cow who can earn a million dollars a film.”

Shows Film Actors Millions Dollars Cows Show Me Million Dollars Cattle

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“I don't go to restaurants, I go to tables.”

Tables Restaurants

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“Technologies are not merely aids to human activity, but also powerful forces acting to reshape that activity and its meaning.”

Humans Force Powerful Acting Technology Activity Aids Human Activity

Book:The Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology

Source: The Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology

“The closest Western Civilization has come to unity since the Congress of Vienna in 1815 was the week the Sgt. Pepper album was released.. . . . At the time I happened to be driving across country on Interstate 80. In each city where I stopped for gas or food — Laramie, Ogallala, Moline, South Bend — the melodies wafted in from some far-off transistor radio or portable hi-fi. It was the most amazing thing I’ve ever heard. For a brief while the irreparable fragmented consciousness of the West was unified, at least in the minds of the young.”

“In the technical realm, we repeatedly enter into a series of social contracts, the terms of which are revealed only after the signing.”

Social Term Series Realms Contracts Signing Social Contract

Book:The Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology

Source: The Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology

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Born: August 7, 1944
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