"Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers through Society" by Bruno Latour, published in 1987 by Harvard University Press, explores how scientists and engineers construct facts, artifacts, and society. Latour argues that scientific facts and technical machines emerge through a construction process, and that this process, rather than the ready-made science and technology, should be studied to understand its results. He emphasizes that the qualities of facts and machines are the consequence, not the cause, of collective action. Latour criticizes the standard "diffusion model" of science and technology, arguing that it creates a distinction between "technoscience" and society, whereas the "translation model" provides a more symmetrical analysis. Latour uses the "network" concept to analyze the relationships between facts, machines, and society, highlighting the role of scale models, mathematical formulae, and metrology. The book is important for the history of technology and related disciplines such as the history and sociology of science and business. It challenges traditional distinctions between technology and its context, offering a new vocabulary to describe and analyze the seamless web of technology, science, and society. The book may leave readers exasperated or even furious, but it is an important work that should be read again. Dr. W. E. Bijker is an assistant professor at the University of Limburg and has coedited several works on the social construction of technological systems. The book is a significant contribution to the field of the history of technology."Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers through Society" by Bruno Latour, published in 1987 by Harvard University Press, explores how scientists and engineers construct facts, artifacts, and society. Latour argues that scientific facts and technical machines emerge through a construction process, and that this process, rather than the ready-made science and technology, should be studied to understand its results. He emphasizes that the qualities of facts and machines are the consequence, not the cause, of collective action. Latour criticizes the standard "diffusion model" of science and technology, arguing that it creates a distinction between "technoscience" and society, whereas the "translation model" provides a more symmetrical analysis. Latour uses the "network" concept to analyze the relationships between facts, machines, and society, highlighting the role of scale models, mathematical formulae, and metrology. The book is important for the history of technology and related disciplines such as the history and sociology of science and business. It challenges traditional distinctions between technology and its context, offering a new vocabulary to describe and analyze the seamless web of technology, science, and society. The book may leave readers exasperated or even furious, but it is an important work that should be read again. Dr. W. E. Bijker is an assistant professor at the University of Limburg and has coedited several works on the social construction of technological systems. The book is a significant contribution to the field of the history of technology.