SAL RESTIVO is Professor of Sociology, Science Studies, and Information Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Special Lecture Professor at Northeastern University in Shenyang, China; the former Hixon/Riggs Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at Harvey Mudd College; and a former Special Professor at Nottingham University in England. He is a founding member and former president of the Society for Social Studies of Science.