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Y490 Politics of the Internet January 11, 2012

What is Technology? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tools Some tools are more general than others: e.g. computers vs. hammers General tools require “programming” to do a specific job.

Craft technologies ,[object Object],[object Object],Craft meets tech video

Skills and Mass Production ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Ways of Organizing Human Activity (examples) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Video on Amazon warehouse

Embedded Knowledge ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Science and Technology ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Ed Mansfield on Innovation Gap between knowledge and implementation can vary Some innovations diffuse more rapidly than others

Variation in Rates of Diffusion for New Tech

Patents and Copyrights ,[object Object],[object Object]

Science and Technology Policy in the United States ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Vannevar Bush ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Vannevar Bush Legacy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Basic vs. Applied Research Type of Research Definition Examples Basic Driven by the curiosity of scientists How did the universe begin? Applied Designed to solve particular problems How can we improve the yields of specific crops like corn or wheat?

National Science Foundation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Source: http://www.nsf.org

NASA and the Space Program ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Privatization of Space Research ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Space Ship One 2004 winner of the Ansari X Prize to stimulate investment: designed by Vern Rutan and sponsored by Richard Branson

Cancer Research ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Defense R&D Spending ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Government Funding of R&D in Information Technology

Government vs. Industry Funding of R&D in the United States

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

DARPA Successes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What is the Internet? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What is Cyberspace? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],William Gibson, author of Neuromancer Johnny Mnemonic clip

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