• DocumentCode
    885775
  • Title

    Frankenstein reclaimed - [engineering philosophy]

  • Author

    Bizony, Piers

  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    82
  • Lastpage
    85
  • Abstract
    According to recent media headlines, ethanol derived from biomass is a ´Frankenstein Fuel´, human DNA inserted into a cow´s egg delivers ´Frankenstein´s Monster´, and even the sub-prime mortgage disaster is a consequence of Frankenstein Finance´ E& T asks: what exactly does this much-abused journalistic cliche mean?
  • Keywords
    DNA; biofuel; social sciences; Frankenstein fuel; biomass; cow egg; ethanol; human DNA;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering & Technology
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1750-9637
  • Type

    jour

  • Filename
    4937190