The Light Bulb as a Symbol of the Connectedness in STS

Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society 8 (4):419-423 (1988)
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Abstract

The common variety of incandescent light bulb has been in use for over a century, and although perhaps manufactured by highly technological systems, it is not a "high tech" device. Light bulbs are also found in nearly every home and business in this country. Because of these characteristics, the light bulb lends itself to use as a symbol of material things in modem industrial culture.

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