{"product_id":"greedy-science-michael-d-gordin-9781421450865","title":"Greedy Science: Creating Knowledge, Making Money, and Being Famous in the 1980s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn the transformative role of greed in global science and technology during the 1980s.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1980s, a transformative era emerged where profit-driven motives and an entrepreneurial spirit dominated scientific research and technological innovation. This collection of essays, edited by Michael D. Gordin and W. Patrick McCray, examines how greed reshaped the global scientific community through the relentless pursuit of money, fame, and celebrity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfiting off science and technology was not a new phenomenon, nor were the soaring ambitions of some of its most fervent advocates. However, the global currents of knowledge production in the 1980s saw major cultural and scientific shifts: the increasing frequency of university patenting, the rise of academic entrepreneurship, and collaborations between industries and academia, for example. \u003ci\u003eGreedy Science\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to survey and understand the full range of these changes. Through insightful essays, contributors examine case studies ranging from the biotech boom--driven by early oil-firm investments--to the speculative market strategies in personal computing and alternative energy. This period saw the rise of the celebrity status of scientists and raised questions about the moral complexities of scientific greed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors argue that greed was an ever-present and expansive trait of science during this time, encompassing a host of behaviors such as covetousness, acquisitiveness, rapaciousness, and conspicuous consumption. \u003ci\u003eGreedy Science\u003c\/i\u003e provides a nuanced analysis of how market dynamics and the quest for personal gain profoundly influenced scientific advancements and public perception during a pivotal decade in science and technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael D. Gordin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421450860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421450865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.14w x 0.98d","brand":"Michael D. Gordin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46603021877503,"sku":"9781421450865","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7c867df-7c29-49cb-88fc-16c60b9a5e9f.jpg?v=1739695971","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/greedy-science-michael-d-gordin-9781421450865","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}