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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Large Technological Systems"”.
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A Systems Approach to Understanding the History of U.S. Pediatric Biologic Drug Research and Labeling
Using a Systems Theory approach allows a person to analyze the intertwined elements of the drug development system and the potential influences of the environment. Thomas Hughes's Large Technological Systems (LTS) Theory is one that could be used for this purpose; however, it falls short in its …
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Anarchy in Critical Dystopias: An Anatomy of Rebellion
… Hughes' characterization of the evolution of large technological systems, I analyze the responses of the protagonist Anarchists in these works to the oppressive components of their respective technological infrastructures. The aim of this paper is not to conclude definitely what Anarchism is …
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The Fusion Enterprise Paradox: The Enduring Vision and Elusive Goal of Unlimited Clean Energy
… enterprise persist in a funding culture that largely works in short-term cycles? Adapting Sheila Jasanoff's thesis of "sociotechnical imaginaries", I examine the relationship of shared and contrasting visions, co-produced expressions of nature and society, and distinctpolitical cultures in the …
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Igniting The Light Elements: The Los Alamos Thermonuclear Weapon Project, 1942-1952
… was conceived and developed not as a result of technological determinism, but by a number of individual architects who promoted the growth of this large technologically-based complex. While some of the technological artifacts of this system, such as the fission weapons used in World War II, have …