Why Things Bite Back

Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences
Author	Edward Tenner
Language	English
Publisher	Vintage Books
Publication date	1997
Publication place	United States
ISBN	978-0-679-74756-7

Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences is a 1997 book by former executive editor for physical science and history at Princeton University Press Edward Tenner that is an account and geography of modern technology.^[1]

Edward Tenner's book describes how technology has had unintended effects on society.

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