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 | | But unlike Berger and Luckmann, we do not assume people necessarily seek order or psychological simplicity, especially since, as Schumpeter has noted, disorder and destruction can be the lifeblood of existence and the strategic goal of economic actors (1942: 81-87). |
 | | In 1880, Thomas Edison had only begun to develop the incandescent electric light, and most homes and factories were lit by natural gas. |
 | | Central station electric systems were a major commitment for Thomas Edison, who mobilized his personal financial and patent-based resources and those of his subordinate co-workers and their families to create and manage the Edison (later General Electric) electrical equipment manufacturing firms (McGuire, Granovetter, and Schwartz 1993). |
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