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Technological System Evolution and Innovation

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The framework describing technology as systems of interacting components carrying out functions provides one perspective for characterizing the evolution of technology and the products of innovation. If demand and resources exist, technological systems undergo evolution and improvement to better accomplish the system function and satisfy the system requirements.

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  1. Department of Engineering, Hope College, Holland, MI, USA

    John Krupczak, Jr.

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Krupczak, Jr., J. (2024). Technological System Evolution and Innovation. In: Understanding Technological Systems. Synthesis Lectures on Engineering, Science, and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45441-7_9

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