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Technology in Western civilization, Vol. 2
Melvin. Kranzberg and Carroll W. Pursell
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Frontmatter
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Part I INTRODUCTION
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1 / The Promise of Technology for the Twentieth Century (CARROLL W. PURSELL, JR., AND MELVIN KRANZBERG, page 3)
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2 / Technological Trends in the Twentieth Century (PETER F. DRUCKER, page 10)
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3 / Technology and Society in the Twentieth Century (PETER F. DRUCKER, page 22)
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Part II RATIONALIZATION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
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4 / The Rationalization of Production (JOHN B. RAE, page 37)
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5 / The Rationalization of Management (ROBERT H. GUEST, page 52)
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6 / Technology and Labor in the Twentieth Century (JACK BARBASH, page 64)
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7 / The Organization of Distribution and Marketing (THEODORE F. MARBURG, page 77)
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8 / The Social Effects of Mass Production (CHARLES R. WALKER, page 91)
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9 / The Crisis of Abundance (ROBERT THEOBALD, page 103)
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Part III TRANSPORTATION
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10 / The Internal-Combustion Engine on Wheels (JOHN B. RAE, page 119)
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11 / Rail and Water Transport (ERNEST W. WILLIAMS, JR., page 137)
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12 / The Development of Aviation (THOMAS M. SMITH, page 153)
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Part IV MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
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13 / Man Makes His Materials (EDUARD FARBER, page 183)
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14 / Building with Steel and Concrete (MELVIN M. ROTSCH, page 196)
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15 / The Home Environment (MELVIN M. ROTSCH, page 217)
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Part V ENERGY RESOURCES
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16 / Developing the Energy Inheritance (BRUCE C. NETSCHERT, page 237)
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17 / Man Harnesses the Atom (RICHARD G. HEWLETT, page 256)
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18 / Energy Resources for the Future (J. A. DUFFIE, page 275)
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Part VI ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS
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19 / Electronic Communications (BERNARD S. FINN, page 293)
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20 / Origins of the Computer (THOMAS M. SMITH, page 309)
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21 / The Impact of Mass Communication (ROBERT C. DAVIS, page 323)
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Part VII THE FOOD REVOLUTION
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22 / Scientific Agriculture (WAYNE D. RASMUSSEN, page 337)
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23 / Mechanization of the American Farm (REYNOLD M. WIK, page 353)
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24 / Pest and Disease Controls (AARON J. IHDE, page 369)
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25 / Food Processing and Packaging (GEORG BORGSTROM, page 386)
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26 / Food from the Sea (GEORG BORGSTROM, page 402)
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27 / Food for the Future (WAYNE D. RASMUSSEN, page 414)
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Part VIII LAND USE AND RESOURCES
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28 / The Resource Revolution (J. L. PENICK, JR., page 431)
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29 / Regional Planning and Development (FOREST G. HILL, page 449)
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30 / Urban Planning and Development (ROY LUBOVE, page 461)
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Part IX TECHNOLOGY AND THE STATE
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31 / Technology and Public Policy (MORGAN B. SHERWOOD, page 487)
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32 / The Problem of Social Control (LESLIE H. FISHEL, JR., page 499)
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33 / The Challenge of Underdevelopment (JACK BARANSON, page 516)
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Part X TECHNOLOGY IN WAR
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34 / Organization of Military Research (DONALD C. SWAIN, page 535)
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35 / The Mechanization of War, 1880-1919 (EDWARD L. KATZENBACH, JR., page 548)
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36 / Three-Dimensional Warfare: World War II (RALPH SANDERS, page 561)
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37 / The Contemporary Spectrum of War (EUGENE M. EMME, page 578)
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38 / Technology and Strategy (I. B. HOLLEY, JR., and THEODORE ROPP, page 590)
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39 / The Transfer of Military Technology to Civilian Use (RICHARD S. ROSENBLOOM, page 601)
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Part XI SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND AUTOMATION
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40 / Industrial Research and Development (W. DAVID LEWIS, page 615)
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41 / The Development of Automation (JAMES R. BRIGHT, page 635)
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42 / The Impact of Cybernation (DONALD N. MICHAEL, page 655)
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Part XII SPACE, CULTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY
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43 / The Challenge of Space (EUGENE M. EMME, page 673)
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44 / The "Two Cultures" (KENNETH E. BOULDING, page 686)
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45 / Technology's Challenge (MELVIN KRANZBERG AND CARROLL W. PURSELL, JR., page 695)
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Readings and References (page 709 )
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Contributors (page 741 )
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Subject Index (page 747 )
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Name Index (page 767 )
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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ISIS | 59.2 (Summer 1968): 209-210 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-1753%28196822%2959%3A2%3C209%3ATIWCVI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-R |
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Published: 1967
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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