All in a Day's Work
Local Invention on the Ontario Mining Frontier
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4863843 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dianne Newell (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 799 |
| Publication date | 1985-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Technology and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-165X • E-ISSN: 1097-3729 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3105620 |
| OpenAlex | W2329647595 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The major scientific discoveries and key inventions of the Industrial Revolution occurred primarily in advanced economies where incentives were the greatest. Canada was a marginal supplier of natural resources and therefore depended on more advanced economies for technological innovations, skilled labor, capital, and markets.' This reliance on imported technology inevitably involved Canadians in experimentation, modification, and improvement to suit local conditions and specific bottlenecks. Such technological adaptation was a key to the economic success of frontier regions and led frequently to the development of local inventions that might be imitated in other regions.2 In Ontario, this process can be seen taking place in the realm of mining and petroleum.'
Agricultural economics · Archaeology · Data science · Economics · Frontier · Geography · Work (physics) · American Environmental and Regional History · Canadian Identity and History · Computer Science · Engineering · Mechanical Engineering
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2007 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |