The Principle of Acceleration
A Non-dialectical Theory of Progress
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2106802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Folke Dovring (University of Illinois System, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 413-425 |
| Publication date | 1969-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Studies in Society and History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-4175 • E-ISSN: 1475-2999 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0010417500005478 |
| OpenAlex | W2106989053 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
A tendency for progress (and change, generally) to accelerate is clearly perceptible in the present epoch and has been commented upon many times. Quantitative additions to population, national income, and wealth, and other measurable indicators come larger by every decade. The number of scientifically trained persons alive in this year is much larger than the sum of all those that lived in previous generations. Revisions of even basic scientific theory occur more often than before, and the lead time between a basic invention and the blueprint for mass production grows shorter and shorter
Acceleration · Astronomy · Blueprint · Classical mechanics · Dialectic · Economics · Epistemology · Epoch (astronomy) · Macroeconomics · Neoclassical economics · Physics · Population · Positive economics · Production (economics) · Sociology · Demography · Economic Growth and Productivity · Engineering · Global Energy and Sustainability Research · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,02 |
| Citation span | 1974 - 1974 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |