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165 gap statements mined from History of Computing Technologies papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 1,867 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • From the results gotten in this study, it is recommended that: Freeze-drying should be adopted as the preferred method for processing okazi leaves, especially in commercial and industrial applications where maximum nutrient and phytochemical retention is required.

    Inventors – Industrial Engineers and Applied Scientists Before 1990 and After · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies the challenge of creating a resilient communication system that can survive partial destruction. It highlights the need to address the vulnerability of centralized communication systems. The development of ARPANET faced challenges such as creating a decentralized networking system and introducing packet switching.

    Reaction to Sputnik and Cold War Reform: The Technological Revolution that Produced ARPANET · 2026 · DOI

  • It highlights the need to examine the dual influence of geopolitical pressures and technological innovation in the evolution of global communication systems.

    Reaction to Sputnik and Cold War Reform: The Technological Revolution that Produced ARPANET · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of understanding of ELIZA's technical implementation and cultural significance. The gap between code analysis and software history.

    Conversations about conversational code: on the collaborative critical code studies reading of ELIZA · 2026 · DOI

  • Further research could explore the development of other early electronic musical instruments. It could also examine the impact of the Electronic Sackbut on the development of electronic music. The paper's findings could inform the development of new musical instruments.

    Communal invention in Prehistoric NIMEs: a case study of Hugh Le Caine's Electronic Sackbut · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper suggests the need for further research on the concept of technology dependency. The paper implies the importance of developing tools for early detection of social deviations emerging due to technological progress.

    The effect of technological progress on the emergence of social deviations interpreted through the issue of alienation and technology dependency · 2025 · DOI

  • The paper identifies the need for reconsidering the concept of alienation in the current social context. The paper highlights the gap in understanding the forms of social deviations emerging due to technological development.

    The effect of technological progress on the emergence of social deviations interpreted through the issue of alienation and technology dependency · 2025 · DOI

  • Although a large number of studies have examined the history of the automobile with a view to determining the reasons for the emergence of the internal combustion engine as the dominant technology for the car engine (especially its choice over the electric motor), no consensus has emerged of what the critical factors were.

    Reexamining the Automobile’s Past: What Were the Critical Factors That Determined the Emergence of the Internal Combustion Engine as the Dominant Automotive Technology? · 2021 · DOI

  • The author argues that there is a need for intercultural understanding to promote responsible use of technology.

    Technology and change: the role of information technology in knowledge civilization · 2006 · DOI

  • The concept of coordinate indexing was limited and not a new method. The authors' objectives were not fully achieved due to the limitations of the technology at the time.

    Information science and technology: From coordinate indexing to the global brain · 1987 · DOI

  • It highlights the need for a better understanding of the fundamental change introduced by the adoption of machines for searching.

    Information science and technology: From coordinate indexing to the global brain · 1987 · DOI

  • The study highlights the need to examine the specific challenges faced by production companies in integrating information technologies into their organizations.

    Information Technology in Production Organizations · 1987 · DOI

  • He also faced challenges in his leadership role, including the need to create a positive corporate culture.

    Tom Watson: Founder of IBM · 1987 · DOI

  • Future research could explore the impact of Watson's leadership style on modern businesses. It could also discuss the challenges faced by Watson during his career and how he overcame them.

    Tom Watson: Founder of IBM · 1987 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the current approach to addressing social and human problems, highlighting the need for a more nuanced approach that takes into account the long-term consequences of technological advancements. The author argues that the reliance on technology can lead to a neglect of the underlying social and human issues.

    The Era of Living Dangerously: Illusions of Salvation in the Republic of Technology · 1987 · DOI

  • The author agrees that a more specific discussion of such variations would be a very interesting challenge for future research.

    Technology, information, and power: A rejoinder · 1987 · DOI

  • No fully adequate procedure for network sampling has been worked out. Network research faces severe problems in generalizing research findings. The field has been criticized for its lack of attention to theoretic and epistemological issues.

    Progress, problems and prospects for network research: Investigating relationships in the age of electronic communication technologies · 1987 · DOI

  • The lack of investigation into the mechanical component of later science. The need to understand the relationship between mathematics and the culture of mechanical invention.

    Mathematics, mechanics and the origins of the culture of mechanical invention · 1986 · DOI

  • The keyboard has never received the transformation that other computing surfaces received. The industry has asked the wrong question about how to make a better keyboard.

    KHLAVIS™ & KHOMBO™: The Keyboard-Native Computing Platform of the KHEMONAUTICS Ecosystem · 2026 · DOI

  • The role technology plays in the world of agricultural education is broad and deep, and the term technology is often a broadly and poorly defined term ranging from plasma cutters to presentation software.

    "If We Teach Today as We Taught Yesterday, We Rob Our Children of Tomorrow" · 2010

  • The information industry is facing a new generation of information systems. Recent technological advances are driving the development of a generation of information systems fundamentally different from the present generation.

    Future generation information systems · 1986 · DOI

  • The existing narrative of software innovation focuses on individual talent and meritocracy, - The social and institutional position of creators is often overlooked, - This paper aims to fill this gap by examining the economic, cultural, and social capital available…

    Capital and Inequality in Software Innovation: From Operating System Founders to the Teams Behind Java and Python · 2026 · DOI

  • Further study of ELIZA's code and its influence on human-computer conversation. Application of critical code studies to other software systems. Exploration of the implications of ELIZA's development for contemporary AI conversation systems.

    Conversations about conversational code: on the collaborative critical code studies reading of ELIZA · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of scientific communication, - It highlights the need to consider the role of organizations and infrastructures in facilitating scientific…

    Formalizing Informal Communication: An Archaeology of the Early Pre-Web Preprint Infrastructure at CERN · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in understanding the role of STS programs in responding to public…

    On the Foundations of Science and Technology Studies · 1986 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) The lack of understanding of ELIZA's technical implementation and cultural significance (“Conversations about conversational code: on the collaborative critical code…”, 2026); (2) Further research could explore the development of other early electronic musical instruments (“Communal invention in Prehistoric NIMEs: a case study of Hugh Le Caine's…”, 2026); (3) The author argues that there is a need for intercultural understanding to promote responsible use of technology (“Technology and change: the role of information technology in knowledge…”, 2006); (4) Future research could explore the impact of Watson's leadership style on modern businesses (“Tom Watson: Founder of IBM”, 1987); (5) The field has been criticized for its lack of attention to theoretic and epistemological issues (“Progress, problems and prospects for network research: Investigating…”, 1987). 165 gap statements have been mined from History of Computing Technologies papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 1,867 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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