The ‘Industrial Enlightenment’ and technological paradigms of the modern steel industry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11238792 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Keiichiro Suenaga (0000-0003-0644-9864, Meiji University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Pages | 101375 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Technology in Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0160-791X • E-ISSN: 1879-3274 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.techsoc.2020.101375 |
| PMID | 32921850 |
| OpenAlex | W3083937646 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 27 |
Scientific knowledge is crucial to opening up new possibilities for major technological advances. When did science become important for economic development? The steam engine was the earliest major science-based invention. Conversely, the role of science has not been regarded as important in the innovations leading to modern steelmaking. In addition, how did science begin to play an important role? Mokyr focuses on the 'Industrial Enlightenment', which has its origins in the Baconian program of the seventeenth century. However, the role of science is often not regarded as important in the emergence of modern steelmaking technology. This paper examines the process through which modern steelmaking emerged and clarifies the role of science and 'Industrial Enlightenment'. This discussion is also important in determining how to view the role of science in economic development and in considering 'the Great Divergence' and 'the Great Knowledge Transcendence'. In addition, the examination of this paper will show how to create radical innovations that are completely different from existing paradigms, and how to create new technological paradigms to overcome difficulties such as the recent Covid-19 pandemic and environmental problems. When much time elapses between scientific and technological advances, the role of science is often not regarded as important and sensational innovations such as the Bessemer process are emphasized. However, this is not a proper evaluation. The role of 'Industrial Enlightenment' on the supply side must also be recognized as significant in the emergence of modern steelmaking technology
Business · Engineering ethics · Enlightenment · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Political science · Process (computing · Transcendence (philosophy · Computer Science · Economic and Technological Innovation · Economic Development and Digital Transformation · Engineering · Iron and Steelmaking Processes · Philosophy
Technology and the Pursuit of Economic Growth
The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Inside the Black Box
The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective
Art. XXVIII.—On Indian Iron and Steel; in a Letter addressed to the Secretary to the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Open innovation and innovation "Radicalness"—the moderating effect of network embeddedness
The emergence of technological paradigms
From socio-technical systems to biosocial technical systems
The Discovery of Carbon in Steel
The Intellectual Origins of Modern Economic Growth
The Development of Iron and Steel Technology in China
Sources for the History of the Science of Steel, 1532-1786
An Enlightenment in Steel
The Interaction of Science and Practice in the History of Metallurgy
Industrial Revolution
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |