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A number of scholars have drawn attention to the similarities between the dynamics of scientific and technological development (Constant 1980; De Solla Price 1984; Clark 1987). Most strikingly, both scientists and engineers self-organise themselves into networks which are characterised by shared cognitive and social codes that make up a paradigm. Following Kuhn’s notion of paradigm in science, economists have started to study technologies in terms of technological paradigms (Dosi 1982).
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Frenken, K., Verbart, O. (1998). Simulating paradigm shifts using a lock-in model. In: Ahrweiler, P., Gilbert, N. (eds) Computer Simulations in Science and Technology Studies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58270-7_8
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