Technological Innovation as an Evolutionary Process (Gebundene Ausgabe) von J. M. Ziman Synopsis: Technological artefacts and biological organisms 'evolve' by very similar processes of blind variation and selective retention. This analogy is explored systematically, for the first time, by a team of international experts from evolutionary biology, history and sociology of science and technology, cognitive and computer science, economics, psychology, education, cultural anthropology and research management. Do technological 'memes' play the role of genes? In what sense are novel inventions 'blind'? Does the element of design make them 'Lamarckian' rather than 'Darwinian'? Is the recombination of ideas the essence of technological creativity? Can invention be simulated computationally? What are the entities that actually evolve - artefacts, ideas or organisations? These are only some of the many questions stimulated and partially answered by this powerful metaphor. With its practical demonstration of the explanatory potential of 'evolutionary reasoning' in a well-defined context, this book is a ground-breaking contribution to every discipline concerned with cultural change. Rezensionen ansehen...   Angebote zu  Technological ,  Innovation ,  Evolutionary  ab 1 Euro! Sonstige Artikel: Build up Your Word Power. Wortschatztraining im Business English. (Lernmaterialien) (Taschenbuch) von Rene Bosewitz, Robert Kleinschroth Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen. Eine Einführung mit Java (Gebundene Ausgabe) von Gunter Saake, Kai-Uwe Sattler Rede und Antwort. (Taschenbuch) von Pierre Bourdieu Mehr zu  Industrial,  Popular Economics,  Science,  Evolution,  History of Science,  History of Technology,  Innovations,  Nanotechnology,  Social Aspects,  Technology & Society Home ...,    Verwandte produkte ...,    Begleitseite ... Herausgeber dieser Seite ist DomainLoc.com GmbH - Partner von Amazon.de Copyright © DomainLoc.com GmbH (Impressum)