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Placing technology in its historical context is necessary for thinking about the future of computing
Drawn from what Samuel Arbesman said
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- Samuel Arbesman Complexity scientist and writer
But being able to place our technological advancement into a historical context, to understand the path dependence and contingency, to see the long paths that early developments take to become everyday tools—all of these are necessary for thinking about the future of computing.
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↗Building a Historical Sense in Computingarbesman.substack.com
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