The problem of technological barriers

Abstract

Gives an insight into the thinking of the 1960s and written at a time when subsequent advances and developments could not have been predicted with any degree of certainty. Provides a view of the “new concepts” of cybernetics and discusses their implications. Reproduced without any alterations, the prize‐winning essay deals with science and technology; technological time‐lag; status of technologists; industrial and academic research; interaction of technologies; the cybernetic revolution; education and the environmental barrier; professional obsolescence; and finally, the purpose of education.

Citation

Rose, J. (2000), "The problem of technological barriers", Kybernetes, Vol. 29 No. 5/6, pp. 576-594. https://doi.org/10.1108/03684920010333062