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technological momentum: a standalone construct

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technologicalmomentum1 CONSTRUCTTechnological momentumHUGHES · HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY

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History of technology

the tendency of large technological systems to gain inertia as investments, institutions and interests grow around them.

In history of technology, technological momentum refers to the tendency of large technological systems to gain inertia as investments, institutions and interests grow around them. This meaning comes from Hughes (1969) in Past and Present.[1]

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momentum7 fields · 14 citationsjingle · one name, six constructsgain4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructsinertia6 fields · 9 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs

References

  1. Hughes, T. P. (1969). Technological Momentum in History: Hydrogenation in Germany 1898–1933. Past and Present, 44(1), 106-132. https://doi.org/10.1093/past/44.1.106

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