Styles of Science and Engineering: The Case of Early Long-Distance Telephony

摘要: In the historiography of relationship between technology and theoretical science, electrical communication plays an important role. It was by means mathematical reasoning based on new theory electromagnetism that it first understood how to extend range telephony inserting self-inductance in line. This paper surveys developments from around 1880 1910, at a time when ‘pupinization’ had become reality physics accepted part research strategy few advanced companies industry. presents confrontation two different styles engineering one hand there empirical approach other more nature. offers some reflections nature ‘counterintuitive technologies’ general technology.