On Convergent Technological Evolution
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Citation:
Hancock, P.A. (1996). On convergent technological evolution. Ergonomics in Design, 4(1), 22-29.
Abstract:
The characteristic of evolution that I advance and illustrate is the convergence of form in systems experiencing common evolutionary forces (see Gould, 1980, for a discussion of comparable convergence patterns in natural evolution).