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To examine how interactions between science, technology, and broader societal institutions are conceptualized within historical scholarship.

May 1, 1986Social Studies of Science

The Seamless Web: Technology, Science, Etcetera, Etcetera

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THThomas P. HughesSchrodinger (United States)

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Theoretical analysis reveals a shift toward network and system models in science and technology history, indicating that a seamless web framework better captures complex narratives.

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To examine how interactions between science, technology, and broader societal institutions are conceptualized within historical scholarship.
Conducted a historiographical analysis comparing internalist, contextual, and interactive network models across the history and sociology of science and technology.
Historians of technology reject the subordinate contextual placement of technology under science, emphasizing reciprocal interaction instead.
Network and systems approaches supersede discrete disciplinary categories, establishing a seamless web that links technical artifacts, scientific knowledge, and social institutions.

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Thomas P. Hughes (1986) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10a43e5725bbd5cc615112 https://doi.org/10.1177/0306312786016002004

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Theoretical analysis reveals a shift toward network and system models in science and technology history, indicating that a seamless web framework better captures complex narratives.

The Seamless Web: Technology, Science, Etcetera, Etcetera

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The Seamless Web: Technology, Science, Etcetera, Etcetera

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