1. This approach has many names: history and sociology of technology, historical sociology of technology, social study of technology, large technological systems (LTS) theory, network theory, and the social construction of technology (SCOT). The term “sociology” derives from the sociology of scientific knowledge, as described below. All flavors rely heavily on historical and narrative methods, deriving understanding more from experience than theory. Donald MacKenzie ,Inventing Accuracy: A Historical Sociology of Nuclear Missile Guidance( Cambridge : MIT Press , 1990 ), 6 – 12 .
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