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Narayanamurti Venkatesh <1939-> |
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The genesis of technoscientific revolutions : rethinking the nature and nurture of research / / Venkatesh Narayanamurti and Jeffrey Y. Tsao |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : Harvard University Press, , [2021] |
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©2021 |
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0-674-27028-2 |
0-674-27027-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Research - Management |
Research - Methodology |
Technology - Research - Methodology |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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The technoscientific method - science, technology and their co-evolution: The repositories of technoscientific knowledge: S and T -- The growth of technoscientific knowledge: Ṡ and Ṫ -- Cycles of Ṡ and Ṫ: the transistor and the maser/laser -- Recapitulation -- The intricate dance of question-and-answer finding: Networks of questions and answers: Q and A -- Finding new questions and answers: Q̇ and Ȧ -- Cycles of Q̇ and Ȧ: special relativity and the iPhone -- Recapitulation -- The punctuated equilibria of knowledge evolution - surprise and consolidation: Paradigms as mediators of surprise and consolidation -- Surprise spawns consolidation spawns surprise -- Cycles of surprise and consolidation: artificial lighting -- Recapitulation -- Guiding principles for nurturing research: Align organization, funding, and governance for research -- Embrace a culture of holistic technoscientific exploration -- Nurture people with care and accountability -- Recapitulation. |
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"Scientific progress doesn't always precede engineering advances; it often follows. Answering questions isn't always the goal; finding questions often is. Sometimes we seek to strengthen conventional |
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