Chapter Six Beyond the Finish Line: Decision Aids and the Myth of Pure Measurement

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables and Figures vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Images, Objectivity, and Visual Evidence in Sport 3
6. Instantaneous Photography: Nineteenth-Century Origins of the Photo-Finish 26
7. Electric Eyes, Eyes in the Sky, and Two Eyes: From Photographs of Finishes to Photo-Finishes 62
8. The Business of the Photo-Finish: OMEGA and the Olympic Games 103
9. Accuracy vs Precision: Interpretation, Nonintervention, and the Limits of Technology 139
10. Beyond the Finish Line: Decision Aids and the Myth of Pure Measurement 165
11. Notes 177
12. Bibliography 193
13. Index 205