... detail the phenomenon of undertaking vast expenditures to maintain or restore a status quo. This process will have a profound influence on our future. We can see the process underway already. Consider ... diminishing productivity of innovation is complexity. Scientific fields, as we have described, undergo a common evolutionary pattern. Early work establishes the boundaries of the discipline, ... growth in science Fig. 5.7 Productivity of innovation in the energy sector, 1974–2005. Source: 1891Potential for Efficiencycould continue for less than another century. As of this writing, nearly...