David F. Noble (1)
Autor von The Religion of Technology: The Divinity of Man and the Spirit of Invention
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David F. Noble has been a Professor of the History of Technology at MIT and Curator of Automation at the Smithsonian Institution. He is currently Professor of History at York University in Toronto. He was a co-founder of The National Coalition for Universities in the Public Interest
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AMERICA BY DESIGN von David F. Noble
Well-written and well-defended argument regarding the industrial backbone of 20C USA.
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" This is not a book about American technology, but about American technology" so Noble began this important book in 1984 when computerization had truly taken hold of American life, and when unemployment was high in the United States. Now, in 2012 Noble's predictions have come to fruition. Management is not interested in preserving meaningful jobs, but in continuing Taylor's techniues of subdividing tasks and ultimately when machines can take over, eliminating the human element altogether, much as has happened in agriculture.
There is much valuable material here. Noble emphasizes the role the military industrial complex played in achieving these ends. His conclusion is that as early as the middle eighties the U.S., in fact the world, was already faced with structual unemployment, with no solution to unemployment in sight.
An excellent book.… (mehr)
There is much valuable material here. Noble emphasizes the role the military industrial complex played in achieving these ends. His conclusion is that as early as the middle eighties the U.S., in fact the world, was already faced with structual unemployment, with no solution to unemployment in sight.
An excellent book.… (mehr)
The focus wasn't exactly what I expected-- but the book was well worth the read, provided some surprising information about the religious leanings of many a scientist and organization, and sparked some research interests.
Confirms my experience in a variety of roles in U.S. higher ed. Would have liked the author, though, to include citations to many of his claims; it's also somewhat dated, so I'd be interested in hearing his opinions on developments since the book was published.
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