HillRat
This reader’s recommendations and supporting excerpts from the sampled discussions.
11 books
HillRat · Jul 5, 2023
Rogers' "Diffusion of Innovation" is a classic work theorizing how innovation is communicated through social networks.
HillRat · Jul 5, 2023
and "Aramis" are great examples of his approach to whole-of-system analysis of sociotechnical systems.
HillRat · Jul 5, 2023
Bijker's "Of Bicycles, Bakelites, and Bulbs" is a case-study-centric work that seeks to build a general theory of STS.
HillRat · Jul 5, 2023
Harris' "Pictures at a Revolution" picks up the pieces at the end of that system, discussing the rise of "New Hollywood,"
HillRat · Jul 5, 2023
Nye's "Technology Matters" is less a work of theory than a critique that poses core questions about how society should seek to integrate technical advances.
HillRat · Jul 5, 2023
Ensmenger's "The Computer Boys Take Over," about the cultural development of the "programmer," are all great reads.
HillRat · Jul 5, 2023
Schatz's "The Genius of the System" describes how changes in technology and management production radically upended Hollywood
HillRat · Jul 5, 2023
Agar's "The Government Machine," dealing with the evolution of technology and expertise within the UK government