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26%OFFW. Brian Arthur - The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves - 9780141031637 - V9780141031637
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The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves

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Description for The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves Paperback. Explores the extraordinary way in which the technology that surrounds us and allows us to live our modern lives has actually been developed. With examples, from laser printers to powerplants, the author reveals how our own problem-solving skills and creative vision can evolve alongside these technologies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KN; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194.

In The Nature of Technology, ground-breaking economist W. Brian Arthur explores the extraordinary way in which the technology that surrounds us and allows us to live our modern lives has actually been developed. Rather than coming from a series of one-off inventions, almost all the technology we use today comes from previous developments: these technologies are not being created, but are instead evolving.

With fascinating examples, from laser printers to powerplants, Arthur reveals how our own problem-solving skills and creative vision can evolve alongside these technologies, and how this understanding can even improve our understanding of the wider world.

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141031637
SKU
V9780141031637
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About W. Brian Arthur
W. Brian Arthur's ideas have won him a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1987 and the Schumpeter Prize in Economics in 1990. He pioneered the modern study of positive feedbacks in the economy - in particular their role in magnifying small, random events. He is also one of the pioneers of the new science of complexity. He is an External Faculty Member ... Read more

Reviews for The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves
A profoundly social view of innovation
The New York Times
Deeply analytical and thought-provoking
Good Book Guide
Entertaining and informative ... a thought-provoking book
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