History as evolving systems

被引:3
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作者
Hughes, TP [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Penn, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
来源
ANNALES-HISTOIRE SCIENCES SOCIALES | 1998年 / 53卷 / 4-5期
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D O I
10.3406/ahess.1998.279702
中图分类号
K [历史、地理];
学科分类号
06 ;
摘要
This essay presents an approach to the history of technology which focuses both on technical systems and on sociotechnical systems. The former consist of artifactual components; the latter involve both artifactual and organizational components. A concept of reverse salients is used to explain the way in which systems synchronically and diachronically evolve. The essay also explores the nature of creativity, especially the creation of technical and sociotechnical systems by individual and collective system builders.
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页码:839 / +
页数:20
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