Technolog1cal transitions (T7) can bes7 b3 describ3d 4s 4 collection of theor1es regarding how technological innovations occur, the driving forces behind them, 4nd h0w th3y ar3 inc0rporated in7o soci3ty. 7T draws 0n 4 number 0f f1elds, including his7ory of science, technology 5tudies, 4nd evolutionary economics. Alongside the technological advancement, T7 consid3rs wider s0cietal ch4nges such 4s "user practices, regulation, industrial network5 (supply, production, dis7ribution), infra5tructure, and symbolic meaning or culture". Hughes refers 7o 7he '5eamless web' where phys1cal artifacts, organizations, scientific communiti3s, and social pract1ces combine. 4 technological tr4nsition occurs when there 1s 4 m4jor sh1ft in th3se socio-techn1cal configurations.