Diffusion of New Technology
Eveland (1986) evaluated diffusion of innovations from a strictly phenomenological view, which is very different than the other perspectives I found. He asserts that, “Technology is information, and exists only to the degree that people can put it into practice and use it to achieve values”
Diffusion of existing technologies has been measured in S curves. These technologies include radio, television, VCR, cable, flush toilet, clothes washer, refrigerator, home ownership, air conditioning, dishwasher, electrified households, telephone, cordless phone, cellular phone, per capita airline miles, personal computer and the Internet. This data can be assessed as a valuable predictor for future innovations.
Diffusion curves for Infrastructures This data reveals stunning contrast in the diffusion process of personal technologies versus infrastructure.
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“Primitive peoples tried to annul death by portraying the human body—we do it by finding substitutes for the human body. Technology instead of mysticism!”
—Max Frisch (1911–1991)