The science of instruments is historically tied to production and technology

Evidence

Another question is this. If the affirmation in the Manual were true, what would distinguish the history of the sciences from the history of technology? With the development of the “material” instruments of science, which begins historically with the coming of the experimental method, a particular science has developed, the science of instruments, which is closely connected with the general development of production and technology. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1622

Categorization

• QUESTION: Implicit in Gramsci’s critique: what exactly separates science’s history from technology’s, and does the distinction hold given how deeply each science is embedded in productive relations?
• XREF: connects to: Material forces of production are the measureable skeleton of historical process — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1648; Science is subordinated to industry within the social division of labor

Broader Connections

• Material forces of production are the measureable skeleton of historical process #corroborates (0.80) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1648
• Science is subordinated to industry within the social division of labor #qualifies (0.72)