# Develop a theory of technological development.
What would you borrow from Bacon, Merton, and Kuhn to create your theory?

Paradigm shifts are norm in technology as opposed to the chaos that Kuhn described, due to the exponential nature of technological growth (in a broad sense). New tech thought/innovation leaders are similar to the most popular scientists in the age of science. In terms of competition technology is unbounded by the restraint of gifting knowledge, more focused on gaining wealth and hoarding knowledge for profit/power, with technological innovation concentrating on those with the most resources like big companies. Technologies are invented not to benefit the populous but to create wealth/power for the inventors.

# Defend one of the four theories of why the great divergence happened as the critical theory 
Capitalism and Exploitation

Transitioned the ruling class from that of Divine Kings by birth and nobility, to that of wealth, often with overlap. Capitalism and exploitation brought about a search for cheap materials and labour. It promoted mobility of European populations by using external labour markets, often cheaper than European labour.