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Technologist-Historian.

An interview is presented with Alex Wellerstein, professor of Science and Technology Studies at the Stevens Institute of Technology, focusing on NukeMap, an interactive online data-visualization tool that allows users to see the impact that various nuclear weapons would have if detonated at differen...

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Publicado en:Technology & Culture Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 204 - 210
Autores principales: SHELL, HANNA ROSE, WELLERSTEIN, ALEX
Formato: Interview
Publicado: Johns Hopkins University Press Jan2015
Materias:
Wellerstein, Alex
Nuclear weapons
Interactive websites
Computer network resources
Data visualization software
Three-dimensional display systems
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Sumario:An interview is presented with Alex Wellerstein, professor of Science and Technology Studies at the Stevens Institute of Technology, focusing on NukeMap, an interactive online data-visualization tool that allows users to see the impact that various nuclear weapons would have if detonated at different global locations. Topics include why he revised the original two-dimensional version to make it three-dimensional, historical aspects of the project, and how it has been used in college courses.