Inventions and history of technology. Historiographical benchmarks and issues.

This article offers some pertinent reflections as an introduction to the current issue of Technology and Innovation dedicated to “the Invention and History of Technology”. It presents some of the concepts and issues that have marked the evolution of the historiography of the question over the last fifty years.

Cet article propose quelques réflexions en guise d’introduction au dossier Invention et histoire des techniques qui compose ce numéro de Technologie et Innovation. Il présente quelques-uns des concepts et des enjeux qui ont marqué l’évolution de l’historiographie de la question au cours des cinquante dernières années.

Invention history of technology historiography uses Technical Culture circulation reception

Invention histoire des techniques historiographie usages culture technique circulation réception