Natural science fused theory with technology only in early capitalism.

Evidence

Theory and technology only united to form natural science during the early phase of capitalism. The empirical-analytic sciences could no longer, on the basis of their claim to have a monopoly of value-freedom and scientific objectivity, explain away difficulties in their application to the field of society by asserting that there was no scientific alternative, and that finding solutions to the problems arising was merely a matter of time. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 601

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the history-of-science thread running through the Critical Theory chapters — science as historically dated, not timeless. — connects to: Bacon’s science reinforced early capitalism’s growth and progress tendencies — Carolyn Merchant, The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology,…, 740; Technical innovation followed capitalist social relations rather than dictating them — Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis, Schooling in Capitalist America:…, 760
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Bacon’s science reinforced early capitalism’s growth and progress tendencies — Carolyn Merchant, The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology,…, 740; Technical innovation followed capitalist social relations rather than dictating them — Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis, Schooling in Capitalist America:…, 760