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This book explores the development of cochlear implants, a surgical technology that provides hearing sensations to the profoundly deaf. The author focuses on the roles of researchers, government regulators, and other key players in shaping the trajectory of this technology. Through a detailed analysis of the field's emergence, the book sheds light on the complex interplay between scientific, social, and economic forces that influence technological innovation. The author argues that the development of cochlear implants was not simply a matter of scientific progress, but rather a contested process involving multiple stakeholders with diverse interests and perspectives. This book offers valuable insights into the social construction of technological realities and the broader implications of technological change for society.
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This paper aylores how technological trajectories and selection mechanism are socially constructed through the interaction of a community of researchers. Using the field of cochlear imphnts as an illustrative case, a framework for investigating the emergence of a new technologies through the assessment of a community of researchers is developed.
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The shaping of technological systems through the interaction of heterogeneous elements is analogous to the process of institutionalization in science. For researchers directly engaged in the development of a technology, this process of institurionalization manifests itself in the form of technological trajectories (nelson and Winter, 1977; Dosi, Trajectories are progressions of a technology that are directed by researchers' initial starting assumptions and activities. Early during the development of a technology, researchers hold different beliefs about what is feasible or at least worth attempting (nelson and \vinter, Because of the ambiguity and uncertainty associated with technology development (anderson and Tushman, it is not possible to or ante determine the success or failure of any particular technological trajectory. Given limits to human cognition, researchers do nor behave in a completely rational manner, but instead, engage in profit-seeking behavior. Rather than employ comprehensive search routines, researchers employ search heuristics, like genes, which are determined by researchers'
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the development of cochlear implants, a surgical technology that provides hearing sensations to the profoundly deaf. The author focuses on the roles of researchers, government regulators, and other key players in shaping the trajectory of this technology. Through a detailed analysis of the field's emergence, the book sheds light on the complex interplay between scientific, social, and economic forces that influence technological innovation. The author argues that the development of cochlear implants was not simply a matter of scientific progress, but rather a contested process involving multiple stakeholders with diverse interests and perspectives. This book offers valuable insights into the social construction of technological realities and the broader implications of technological change for society. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781333746292_0
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