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    This document discusses how large technological systems evolve over time through the interplay of many social and technical factors. It examines how systems like electric power grids and telephone networks developed through incremental changes as new components were added and user needs shifted. The evolution of these complex systems is influenced by the actions of engineers, business interests, and consumers.

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    This document discusses how large technological systems evolve over time through the interplay of many social and technical factors. It examines how systems like electric power grids and telephone networks developed through incremental changes as new components were added and user needs shifted. The evolution of these complex systems is influenced by the actions of engineers, business interests, and consumers.

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    Hughes, Thomas P. 1987. The evolution of large technological systems.

    In The social
    construction of technological systems. New directions in the sociology and
    history of technology, edited by W. E. Bijker, T. P. Hughes and T. Pinch.
    Cambridge, Massachusetts & London, England: MIT Press, 51-82. 

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