# Large technical system

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A **large technical system** (**LTS**) is a system or network of enormous proportions or complexity. The study of LTSs is a subdiscipline of [history of science and technology](/source/History_of_science_and_technology).

The book *[Rescuing Prometheus](/source/Rescuing_Prometheus)* by [Thomas P. Hughes](/source/Thomas_P._Hughes_(historian)) documents the development of four such systems, including the [Boston](/source/Boston) [central artery tunnel](/source/Big_Dig_(Boston,_Massachusetts)) and the Internet.

## References

- Amodei, Giampaolo (2010). ["Nella terra interamente illuminata. Tecnica come sistema"](http://www.studistorici.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/AMODEI_numero_4.pdf) (in Italian). *Studi di Storia Contemporanea*. n.4: Diacronie.

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