What Do Science, Technology, and Innovation Mean from Africa?

• Other Authors: Mavhunga, Clapperton Chakanetsa (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge The MIT Press 2017
• Series: The MIT Press
• Subjects: African history; History of science; History of engineering & technology; collection; STS; science; technology; and society; anthropology; African studies
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Explorations of science, technology, and innovation in Africa not as the product of "technology transfer" from elsewhere but as the working of African knowledge. In the STI literature, Africa has often been regarded as a recipient of science, technology, and innovation rather than a maker...