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A '''large technical system''' ('''LTS''') is a system or network of enormous proportions or complexity. The study of LTSs is a subdiscipline of [[history of science and technology]]. | A '''large technical system''' ('''LTS''') is a system or network of enormous proportions or complexity. The study of LTSs is a subdiscipline of [[history of science and technology]]. | ||
The book ''[[Rescuing Prometheus]]'' by [[Thomas P. Hughes]] documents the development of four such systems, including the [[Boston]] [[Big Dig (Boston, Massachusetts)|central artery tunnel]] and the Internet. | The book ''[[Rescuing Prometheus]]'' by [[Thomas P. Hughes (historian)|Thomas P. Hughes]] documents the development of four such systems, including the [[Boston]] [[Big Dig (Boston, Massachusetts)|central artery tunnel]] and the Internet. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:11, 15 June 2025
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". A large technical system (LTS) is a system or network of enormous proportions or complexity. The study of LTSs is a subdiscipline of history of science and technology.
The book Rescuing Prometheus by Thomas P. Hughes documents the development of four such systems, including the Boston central artery tunnel and the Internet.
References
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