{"product_id":"exploring-the-black-box-technology-economics-and-history-paperback-9780521459556","title":"Exploring the Black Box; Technology, Economics, and History (Paperback) 9780521459556","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eExploring the Black Box\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTechnology, Economics, and History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book presents a unique account of how technological change is generated and introduced into economic activity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNathan Rosenberg (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521459556, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 10 March 1994\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages, 4 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'If you read nothing else on technological innovation, you will not go wrong by reading Rosenberg. One of the great virtues of his work is that it is easily accessible to the general reader.' Nature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe process of technological change takes a wide variety of forms. Propositions that may be accurate when referring to the pharmaceutical industry may be totally inappropriate when applied to the aircraft industry or to computers or forest products. The central theme of Nathan Rosenberg's new book is the idea that technological changes are often 'path dependent', in the sense that their form and direction tend to be influenced strongly by the particular sequence of earlier events out of which a new technology has emerged. The book advances the understanding of technological change by explictly recognising its essential diversity and path-dependent nature. Individual chapters explore the particular features of new technologies in different historical and sectoral contexts. This book presents a unique account of how technological change is generated and the processes by which improved technologies are introduced.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Dealing With an Uncertain Future: 1. Path-dependent aspects of technological change\u003cbr\u003e 2. Charles Babbage: pioneer economist\u003cbr\u003e 3. Joseph Schumpeter: radical economist\u003cbr\u003e 4. Technological innovation and long waves\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Technology in Context: 5. Economic experiments\u003cbr\u003e 6. Why in America?\u003cbr\u003e 7. Can Americans learn to become better imitators?\u003cbr\u003e 8. Critical issues in science policy research\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Sectoral Studies in Technological Change: 9. Energy-efficient technologies: past and future perspectives\u003cbr\u003e 10. Innovation in the chemical processing industries\u003cbr\u003e 11. Telecommunications: complex, uncertain, and path-dependent\u003cbr\u003e 12. Understanding the adoption of new technology in the forest products industry\u003cbr\u003e 13. Scientific instrumentation and university research\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Technology: general issues [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Technology: general issues\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Technology:%20general%20issues%20%5BTB%5D%22\"\u003eTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001335664920,"sku":"9780521459556","price":34.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521459556i_5efbdc5d-ec0f-4b29-99b4-9d42fbcf85da.jpg?v=1691382395","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/exploring-the-black-box-technology-economics-and-history-paperback-9780521459556","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}