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==Kranzberg's laws of technology== Melvin Kranzberg's six laws of technology<ref name="wsj" /><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Kranzberg|first1=Melvin|title=Technology and History: "Kranzberg's Laws"|journal=Technology and Culture|date=July 1986|volume=27|issue=3|pages=544β560|doi=10.2307/3105385|jstor=3105385}}</ref> state: #Technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral. #Invention is the mother of necessity. #Technology comes in packages, big and small. #Although technology might be a prime element in many public issues, nontechnical factors take precedence in technology-policy decisions. #All history is relevant, but the history of technology is the most relevant. #Technology is a very human activity β and so is the history of technology.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.centennialofflight.net/essay/Evolution_of_Technology/Tech-OV1.htm |title=Technology and the History of Aeronautics: An Essay |first=James R |last=Hansen |publisher=U.S. Centennial of Flight}}</ref>
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