Aekta Jain
AC1709329
Social Impact on technology
Different Approaches to Measuring Technological Progress
There are several approaches to measure technological progress. We will discuss
four most important theorists who offered three different perspectives on the relationship
between technological development and the world. The three approaches are completely
different: Gerhard Lenski believed that technological progress has been the driving force in the
evolution. However, Toffler used to think that we are part of the information overload and the
future shock is responsible for most modern-day social problems of civilization, and Leslie Alvin
