Science studies scholars such as Trevor Pinch and Steve Woolgar started already in the 1980s to involve "technology", and called their field "science, technology and society".
科学研究学者，如特雷弗·平奇（英语：Trevor Pinch）和史蒂夫·伍尔加，已经于1980年代开始涉及“技术”，并将他们的领域叫做“科技与社会”。