Of bicycles, bakelites, and bulbs: toward a theory of sociotechnical change
Book
MIT Press - Cambridge
1997
380 p.
technology ; technological change ; social aspect ; case study
Technology
English
Bibliogr.;Index
978-0-262-52227-4
12.06-67219
"Of Bicycles, Bakelites and Bulbs This text attempts to found a full-scale theory of sociotechnical change that describes where technologies come from and how societies deal with them, using the examples of the safety bicycle, the first truly synthetic plastic, and the fluorescent light bulb."
Paper
The ETUI is co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the ETUI.