The Myth of the Machine, Volume 2Shows that man himself has from the beginning been and still is the central fact of human life today. |
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... nineteenth century and even later : it thus paved the way for hydro - electric installa- tions . So slow was the ... nineteenth century , the Bessemer furnace and the open - hearth furnace , were likewise end - products of the Iron Age ...
... nineteenth century and even later : it thus paved the way for hydro - electric installa- tions . So slow was the ... nineteenth century , the Bessemer furnace and the open - hearth furnace , were likewise end - products of the Iron Age ...
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... century on , all over Europe , beginning in Italy , there was a resurgence of technical activity , stimulated by ... nineteenth century , its significance has been played down , or completely overlooked . The basic source of energy and ...
... century on , all over Europe , beginning in Italy , there was a resurgence of technical activity , stimulated by ... nineteenth century , its significance has been played down , or completely overlooked . The basic source of energy and ...
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Lewis Mumford. During the earlier part of the nineteenth century , with the abandon- ment of serfdom and the suppression of slavery , strong counter - forces had seemed to be rising , leading to the universal reign of law , self ...
Lewis Mumford. During the earlier part of the nineteenth century , with the abandon- ment of serfdom and the suppression of slavery , strong counter - forces had seemed to be rising , leading to the universal reign of law , self ...
Contents
NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
Copyright | |
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abstract accepted achieved activities actually already ancient authority automatic automation became become beginning brought century civilization collective communication complex continued culture demands Descartes destruction direct economy effect effort energy environment equally established existence experience exploration fact final forces functions further future give human idea improvements increase industrial institutions intelligence invention knowledge later least less limited living machine man's mass material means mechanical megamachine megatechnics merely method military mind mode moral nature necessary never objective observed once operation organic original past perhaps physical possible power system practical present production progress proved reality remained result scientific scientists seemed sense single social society space subjective success sufficient symbolic taken technical thought tion turn ultimate United universal whole world picture York