Thinkers · Technology Studies
Trevor Pinch
- National background
- British
- 한국어
- 트레버 핀치
- 中文（简体）
- 特雷弗·平奇
- English pronunciation
- /ˈtrɛvə pɪntʃ/TREV-uh PINCH
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Name forms & sources
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English-language name; no separate original-language pronunciation is supplied.
Korean and Chinese name forms vary by publication. Other spellings: 特里弗·平齐
Scientific knowledge and the social construction of technology.
Overview
Pinch helped connect sociological studies of scientific knowledge with studies of technological artifacts. With Wiebe Bijker, he developed an influential account of how social groups interpret technologies and how competing designs become stabilized.