Inventions and Innovations: An Evolutionary Process

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Different factors, like advertising, the strength of the economy, the goals of a company, and the latest fads contribute to shaping the design and ________ for various technologies

Societies influence what aspects of technology are developed and how these are used. People control technology (_________________) and are responsible for its effects.

Something, typically a process or device, that has been invented.

All ______________ have effects other than those intended by the design, some of which may have been predictable and some not.

Which is another example of the evolutionary nature of technology ?

Introduction of new things or methods. Ex) taking a product and making improvements.

Most technological developments have been ________________, the result of a series of refinements to a basic invention.

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