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This section provides the recommended readings for the course.

Latour, Bruno. Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society. Reprint ed. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, October 1988. ISBN: 9780674792913.

MacKenzie, Donald. Inventing Accuracy: A Historical Sociology of Nuclear Missile Guidance (Inside Technology). Reprint ed. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, January 29, 1993. ISBN: 9780262631471.

Christensen, Clayton M. The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary National Bestseller That Changed The Way We Do Business. 1st ed. New York, NY: HarperBusiness, May 2, 2000. ISBN: 9780066620695.

Tufte, Edward. Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press, February 1997. ISBN: 9780961392123.

or,

Tufte, Edward. Visual & Statistical Thinking: Displays of Evidence for Decision Making. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press, April 1997. ISBN: 9780961392130.
(Note: the latter is much shorter and much cheaper)