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technological determinism: a standalone construct

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Science and technology studies

the view that technology develops by its own logic and drives social and historical change.

In science and technology studies, technological determinism refers to the view that technology develops by its own logic and drives social and historical change. This meaning comes from Heilbroner (1967) in Technology and Culture.[1]

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Heilbroner, R. L. (1967). Do Machines Make History? Technology and Culture, 8(3), 335. https://doi.org/10.2307/3101719

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