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Innovation: Innovation is the introduction of new ideas or processes that create new value. See also Progress, Creativity, History, Historiography, Technology, Science. _____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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David Edgerton on Innovation - Dictionary of Arguments
Morozov I 167 Innovation/Edgerton/Morozov: Edgerton thesis: A large part of the recent history of technology is dominated by reports that give priority to invention and innovation over the actual use of technology and equipment. We tend to forget that most innovations and inventions have no consequences - and those that usually require substantial repairs and maintenance to continue working. We also tend to discard the important role played by older technologies as newer, faster and shinier alternatives are introduced. We consider the Second World War as the war of the motorized vehicle, while it could have been, if at all, the war of the horse: As Edgerton points out, Nazi Germany used 625,000 horses during its invasion of the Soviet Union.(1) >Progress, >War, >History, >Historiography. 1. David Edgerton, Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History Since 1900 (London: Profile Books, 2011), 35._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Edgerton I David Edgerton The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History since 1900 London 2011 Morozov I Evgeny Morozov To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism New York 2014 |