Mechanization Takes Command: A Contribution to Anonymous History - Softcover

Siegfried Giedion

 
9780393004892: Mechanization Takes Command: A Contribution to Anonymous History
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0393004899 ISBN 13: 9780393004892
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., 1969

Synopsis

A study of the evolution of mechanization and it's historical and philosophical implications.

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Review

"It is a provocative, enlightening, sometimes frightening story." --Thomas Sugrue, New York Times
"Many people have wondered what mechanization is doing to man; nobody yet has investigated, documented, and illustrated the question to the extent of this enormous and fascinating book." --Time
"Giedion reveled in the splendor of such humble things, the stuff of ordinary life. He studied them lovingly and sought to convey to his readers a sense of their inner beauty, mystery, and wonder." --Technology and Culture

About the Author

Sigfried Giedion (1888-1968) taught at the Federal Institute of Technology and was Mellon Lecturer at the Washington National Gallery and the Charles Elliot Norton Lecturer at Harvard University. His other works include Space, Time, and Architecture and The Eternal Present.

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Publisher
W. W. Norton & Co.
Publication date
1969
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0393004899
ISBN 13 
9780393004892
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
743

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