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Forces of Production: A Social History of Industrial Automation

Forces of Production: A Social History of Industrial Automation

Noble, David F.

Paperback

Technology & Engineering

ISBN10: 0195040465
ISBN13: 9780195040463
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Feb 25 1986
Pages: 427
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.85 Width: 5.35 Depth: 8.03
Language: English
Focusing on the postwar automation of the American metal-working industry--the heart of the modern industrial economy--this is a provocative study of how automation has assumed a critical role in America. David Noble argues that industrial automation--more than merely a technological advance--is a social process that reflects very real divisions and pressures within our society. The book explains how technology is often spurred and shaped by the military, corporations, universities, and other mighty institutions. Using detailed case studies, Noble also demonstrates how engineering design is influenced by political, economic, and sociological considerations, and how the deployment of equipment is frequently entangled with certain managerial concerns.

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