The Myth of the Machine: The pentagon of powerHarcourt, Brace & World, 1970 - Technology and civilization |
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Page 313
... biological interpretation of man's ulti- mate destiny rests on abstractions and purely logical deductions that are highly questionable . Man's biological emergence during the last two million years has , indeed , accelerated ; and it ...
... biological interpretation of man's ulti- mate destiny rests on abstractions and purely logical deductions that are highly questionable . Man's biological emergence during the last two million years has , indeed , accelerated ; and it ...
Page 379
... biological revolution , destined to change the world even more pro- foundly , was still to come . " Unfortunately this biological revolution has already been recognized and eagerly hailed by the exponents of the power system as the next ...
... biological revolution , destined to change the world even more pro- foundly , was still to come . " Unfortunately this biological revolution has already been recognized and eagerly hailed by the exponents of the power system as the next ...
Page 475
... Biological evolution , Seidenberg's inter- pretation of , 313 Biological ' revolution , ' 379 Biological sciences , late establishment of , 385 ; miscarriage of , 384 Biotechnics , 394 , 395 ; passage to , [ 29 ] Birket - Smith , Kaj ...
... Biological evolution , Seidenberg's inter- pretation of , 313 Biological ' revolution , ' 379 Biological sciences , late establishment of , 385 ; miscarriage of , 384 Biotechnics , 394 , 395 ; passage to , [ 29 ] Birket - Smith , Kaj ...
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THE STORY OF UTOPIAS 1922 | 7 |
THE GOLDEN DAY 1926 | 46 |
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