Tedre, Matti and Sutinen, Erkki (2010) Crossing the Newton-Maxwell Gap: Convergences and Contingencies. Spontaneous Generations: A Journal for the History and Philosophy of Science, 3 (1). 195 - 212. ISSN 1913-0465
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The shift from electromechanical computing to fully electronic, digital, Turing-complete computing was one of the most in?uential technological developments of the twentieth century. The social, economic, political, interdisciplinary, and cultural aspects behind that shift were signi?cant, but are often ignored. When the contingencies and controversies behind the birth of modern computing are forgotten, the history of computing is often misrepresented as one of uncomplicated linear progress. In this article some of the sociocultural aspects of the birth of modern computing are reviewed. The signi?cance of interdisciplinary work is discussed. The concept of the stored-program paradigm is introduced, and some sociocultural factors behind its birth are discussed. Finally, it is argued that some traits of research that are often considered to be negative, such as opportunism, eclecticism, and stubbornness, have played a positive role in the birth of modern computing technology.
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| Keywords: | Scientific Realism; Epistemic Issues; Epistemology of Science | |||||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism General Issues > Science and Society General Issues > Technology General Issues > Values In Science |
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| Depositing User: | Jordan Miller | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 11 Sep 2021 16:43 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2021 16:43 | |||||||||
| Item ID: | 17943 | |||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Spontaneous Generations: A Journal for the History and Philosophy of Science | |||||||||
| Publisher: | The University of Toronto | |||||||||
| Official URL: | https://spontaneousgenerations.library.utoronto.ca... | |||||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.4245/sponge.v3i1.3388 | |||||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism General Issues > Science and Society General Issues > Technology General Issues > Values In Science |
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| Date: | 11 January 2010 | |||||||||
| Page Range: | 195 - 212 | |||||||||
| Volume: | 3 | |||||||||
| Number: | 1 | |||||||||
| ISSN: | 1913-0465 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/17943 |
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