Has anybody done an ontology of science and technology? Like systematically go through and write down stuff like - How long did it take? - How much did it cost? - Why did people work on it? - Who was involved? etc. Obviously it's fractal but it would be better than nothing.

How long did what take?

Horace Dediu (of course) did part of this: www.asymco.com/2022/01/10/t... I have transcribed most of these numbers into a spreadsheet if that helps

The lifespans of technological adoptions in the US

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