The nature of technology : what it is and how it evolves /
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| Author / Creator: | Arthur, W. Brian. |
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| Edition: | 1st Free Press hardcover ed. |
| Imprint: | New York : Free Press, 2009. |
| Description: | 246 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Technology -- Philosophy. Technology -- Economic aspects. Technology -- Social aspects. Technology -- Economic aspects. Technology -- Philosophy. Technology -- Social aspects. |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7840235 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Questions
- 2. Combination and Structure
- 3. Phenomena
- 4. Domains, or Worlds Entered for What Can Be Accomplished There
- 5. Engineering and its Solutions
- 6. The Origin of Technologies
- 7. Structural Deepening
- 8. Revolutions and Redomainings
- 9. The Mechanisms of Evolution
- 10. The Economy Evolving as Its Technologies Evolve
- 11. Where Do We Stand with This Creation of Ours?
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index
