The Sociology of Invention

by S.C. Gilfillan

Book Overview

The social factors that spur inventiveness and the social effects of inventions were treated at book length for the first time in this work, originally published in 1935. The author develops his presentation on the basis of 38 explicitly stated propositions. The author writes, "That invention is an important subject for modern mankind to understand and perhaps later improve, all will agree. That invention is partly caused, hampered, promoted, steered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262570203
• ISBN13: 9780262570206
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 201 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.