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Evolution of Technology
The evolution of technology is a concept that is still debated today over whether technologies evolve or don't evolve. The idea isn't a modern one, just four years after Darwin Origin of Species Samuel Butler called for a theory of the "mechanical kingdom" refering

Donald Maclean
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The problems I've identified within the original article and that I wish to improve on include the tone in which the article is conveyed, addition of a subsection covering the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Maclean, adding more depth to the Cambridge section, as well as more depth on Maclean's actions in espionage, and lastly an addition of a death section to make it easier to navigate and find on the page. Some of the original editors didn't present a neutral perspective to the article, take for example one line from the article:"When Modin had recovered, he drew the half postcard from his pocket. Melinda immediately fell silent, reached across for her bag in the car, and produced the other half." This just doesn't seem like historical and informative writing and hopefully I can improve on that. Second, I would like to add structure to the overall article but also incorporate Maclean's wife into that structure. Melinda Maclean was a much more significant part in the espionage surrounding her husband. I would like to develop their relationship and present that in the page. Third, I was curious as to how Maclean gained such a strong stance within the communist community that it would eventually make him leave his native England for good. After completing some more research, specifically from the biography "A Divided Life", I hope to present how he developed this attitude as he attended Cambridge in his college years. If anything, provide historical insight into the sociological context as well as relationships he developed at that time. Fourth, some of the sections currently in the article seem to be incomplete or lacking necessary information about the actual spy actions performed by Maclean. If I can make any inclusion or clarify some of that information into the page it would really help. Lastly, a death section on Maclean would make the page easier to navigate and sum up the conclusion of Maclean's life