The mantra of efficiency : from waterwheel to social control
Jennifer Karns Alexander
| Year of publication: |
2008
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| Authors: | Alexander, Jennifer Karns |
| Publisher: |
Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Subject: | Technische Effizienz | Technical efficiency | Technischer Fortschritt | Technological change | Industrieforschung | Industrial research | Technikgeschichte | History of technology | Technische Innovation | Effizienz | Geschichte | Technologie |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [swbplus.bsz-bw.de] ; Description [loc.gov] ; Description [loc.gov] ; Description [h-net.org] |
| Extent: | XVII, 233 S. graph. Darst. 24 cm |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (S. [171]-199) and index. - Formerly CIP Introduction: The varieties of efficiencyStatic and dynamic efficiency: the waterwheels of Smeaton and the Franklin Institute -- The effects of control: Gérard-Joseph Christian and perfected machines -- Economy of nature: Darwin, Marshall, and the costs of efficiency -- Balance and transformation: technical and popular efficiency in the Progressive Era United States -- An island of mechanical predictability: efficient worker seating in late Weimar Germany -- Pride in efficiency: the dispute over Time on the cross -- Global efficiency: an enduring industrial value in a postindustrial world -- Conclusion: The future of efficiency -- Notes -- Bibliographic essay -- Index. |
| ISBN: | 0-8018-8693-7 ; 978-0-8018-8693-5 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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