Introduction 1. A Brief History of Technology The Underpinnings 2. Beyond the Calculator The Complexity of Engineering 3. The Origin of Problems The Pushes and Pulls 4. Design and Invention The Concept 5. Mathematics The Numerical Mystique 6. Science and Research The Basics 7. Development, Test, and Failure The Proof of the Pudding 8. Manufacturing and Assembly The Critical Art 9. Money and Business The Grease 10. Regulation The Painful Inevitability 11. Thinking Technology The Challenge for the Future Sources and Suggested Readings Acknowledgments Illustration Credits Index
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Cutcliffe et al. (1993) studied this question.