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Technology evolves mostly by small incremental steps and, as stated in Part I, true revolution are quite rare. However, there are cases where a strong technology transfer occurs between different fields of technology, and this can cause sudden changes that are felt as true revolutions.
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The acronyms here mentioned are often trade marks of a particular manufacturer, even if many of them have entered technical jargon to designate a variety of similar devices.
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Genta, G., Morello, L., Cavallino, F., Filtri, L. (2014). The Impact of New Technologies. In: The Motor Car. Mechanical Engineering Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-8552-6_15
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