Opis: Seeing Like a Rover - Janet Vertesi

In the years since the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Rover first began transmitting images from the surface of Mars, we have become familiar with the harsh, rocky, rusty-red Martian landscape. But those images are much less straightforward than they may seem to a layperson: each one is the result of a complicated set of decisions and processes involving the large team behind the Rovers. With Seeing Like a Rover, Janet Vertesi takes us behind the scenes to reveal the work that goes into creating our knowledge of Mars. Every photograph that the Rovers take, she shows, must be processed, manipulated, and interpreted - and all that comes after team members negotiate with each other about what they should even be taking photographs of in the first place. Vertesi's account of the inspiringly successful Rover project reveals science in action, a world where digital processing uncovers scientific truths, where images are used to craft consensus, and where team members develop an uncanny intimacy with the sensory apparatus of a robot that is millions of miles away. Ultimately, Vertesi shows, every image taken by the Mars Rovers is not merely a picture of Mars - it's a portrait of the whole Rover team, as well. "Vertesi places what many incorrectly perceive as a purely technological, asocial, non-interactive activity-robotic planetary exploration-squarely in the context of human behavior. Her analysis is thoughtful, insightful, and timely, and is sure to influence future explorers, human and robotic alike." (Jim Bell, member of the Mars Exploration Rover team and author of Postcards from Mars: The First Photographer on the Red Planet)

Szczegóły: Seeing Like a Rover - Janet Vertesi

Tytuł: Seeing Like a Rover
Autor: Janet Vertesi
Producent: Chicago University Press
ISBN: 9780226155968
Rok produkcji: 2015
Ilość stron: 304
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.94 kg

Recenzje: Seeing Like a Rover - Janet Vertesi