Technological momentum

Technological momentum is a theory about the relationship between technology and society over time. The term, which is considered a fourth technological determinism variant,^[1] was originally developed by the historian of technology Thomas P. Hughes. The idea is that relationship between technology and society is reciprocal and time-dependent so that one does not determine the changes in the other but both influence each other.^[2]

^ Vermaas, Peter; Kroes, Peter; Franssen, Maarten; van de Poel, Ibo; Houkes, Wybo (2011). A Philosophy of Technology: From Technical Artefacts to Sociotechnical Systems. San Rafael, CA: Morgan & Claypool Publishers. p. 88. ISBN 9781608455980.
^ Mulvaney, Dustin; Robbins, Paul (2011). Green Technology: An A-to-Z Guide. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. p. 406. ISBN 9781412996921.

[:0-1] Vermaas, Peter; Kroes, Peter; Franssen, Maarten; van de Poel, Ibo; Houkes, Wybo (2011). A Philosophy of Technology: From Technical Artefacts to Sociotechnical Systems. San Rafael, CA: Morgan & Claypool Publishers. p. 88. ISBN 9781608455980.

[2] Mulvaney, Dustin; Robbins, Paul (2011). Green Technology: An A-to-Z Guide. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. p. 406. ISBN 9781412996921.

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