Spurious coin
a history of science, management, and technical writing
by Bernadette Longo
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"Spurious Coin constructs a cultural history of technical writing in the United States and the system of scientific knowledge and power it controls. Embedded in this history are tensions between scientific and liberal arts knowledge-making that render technical writing both the genuine and counterfeit coin of scientific knowledge within our culture.".
"Longo constructs this cultural history around a framework of five intellectual trends: the use of clear, correct English; maximum efficiency of production and operation; the need to contribute to a general fund of scientific knowledge for the betterment of the human condition; the tension between the role of science and art within a culture; and a redemptive urge to purify language and standardize practice.
She also explores the role of mechanical engineers in designing management systems which rely on technical writing to control operations and profits."--BOOK JACKET.
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Spurious coin: a history of science, management, and technical writing
2000, State University of New York Press
in English
0791445550 9780791445556
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