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The mantra of efficiency [[electronic resource] ] : from waterwheel to social control / / Jennifer Karns Alexander
| The mantra of efficiency [[electronic resource] ] : from waterwheel to social control / / Jennifer Karns Alexander |
| Autore | Alexander Jennifer Karns <1963-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 233 p. ) : ill. ; |
| Disciplina | 338/.06409 |
| Soggetto topico |
Technological innovations - History
Industrial efficiency Science and industry |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8018-9330-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: The varieties of efficiency -- Static and dynamic efficiency: the waterwheels of Smeaton and the Franklin Institute -- The effects of control: Gerard-Joseph Christian and perfected machines -- Economy of nature: Darwin, Marshall, and the costs of efficiency -- Balance and transformation: technical and popular efficiency in the Progressive Era United States -- An island of mechanical predictability: efficient worker seating in late Weimar Germany -- Pride in efficiency: the dispute over Time on the cross -- Global efficiency: an enduring industrial value in a postindustrial world -- Conclusion: The future of efficiency -- Notes -- Bibliographic essay -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456564803321 |
Alexander Jennifer Karns <1963->
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| Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The mantra of efficiency [[electronic resource] ] : from waterwheel to social control / / Jennifer Karns Alexander
| The mantra of efficiency [[electronic resource] ] : from waterwheel to social control / / Jennifer Karns Alexander |
| Autore | Alexander Jennifer Karns <1963-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 233 p. ) : ill. ; |
| Disciplina | 338/.06409 |
| Soggetto topico |
Technological innovations - History
Industrial efficiency Science and industry |
| ISBN | 0-8018-9330-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: The varieties of efficiency -- Static and dynamic efficiency: the waterwheels of Smeaton and the Franklin Institute -- The effects of control: Gerard-Joseph Christian and perfected machines -- Economy of nature: Darwin, Marshall, and the costs of efficiency -- Balance and transformation: technical and popular efficiency in the Progressive Era United States -- An island of mechanical predictability: efficient worker seating in late Weimar Germany -- Pride in efficiency: the dispute over Time on the cross -- Global efficiency: an enduring industrial value in a postindustrial world -- Conclusion: The future of efficiency -- Notes -- Bibliographic essay -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780855403321 |
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Alexander Jennifer Karns <1963->
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| Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The mantra of efficiency : from waterwheel to social control / / Jennifer Karns Alexander
| The mantra of efficiency : from waterwheel to social control / / Jennifer Karns Alexander |
| Autore | Alexander Jennifer Karns <1963-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 233 p. ) : ill. ; |
| Disciplina | 338/.06409 |
| Soggetto topico |
Technological innovations - History
Industrial efficiency Science and industry |
| ISBN | 0-8018-9330-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: The varieties of efficiency -- Static and dynamic efficiency: the waterwheels of Smeaton and the Franklin Institute -- The effects of control: Gerard-Joseph Christian and perfected machines -- Economy of nature: Darwin, Marshall, and the costs of efficiency -- Balance and transformation: technical and popular efficiency in the Progressive Era United States -- An island of mechanical predictability: efficient worker seating in late Weimar Germany -- Pride in efficiency: the dispute over Time on the cross -- Global efficiency: an enduring industrial value in a postindustrial world -- Conclusion: The future of efficiency -- Notes -- Bibliographic essay -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996247976803316 |
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Alexander Jennifer Karns <1963->
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| Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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The mantra of efficiency : from waterwheel to social control / / Jennifer Karns Alexander
| The mantra of efficiency : from waterwheel to social control / / Jennifer Karns Alexander |
| Autore | Alexander Jennifer Karns <1963-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 233 p. ) : ill. ; |
| Disciplina | 338/.06409 |
| Soggetto topico |
Technological innovations - History
Industrial efficiency Science and industry |
| ISBN | 0-8018-9330-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: The varieties of efficiency -- Static and dynamic efficiency: the waterwheels of Smeaton and the Franklin Institute -- The effects of control: Gerard-Joseph Christian and perfected machines -- Economy of nature: Darwin, Marshall, and the costs of efficiency -- Balance and transformation: technical and popular efficiency in the Progressive Era United States -- An island of mechanical predictability: efficient worker seating in late Weimar Germany -- Pride in efficiency: the dispute over Time on the cross -- Global efficiency: an enduring industrial value in a postindustrial world -- Conclusion: The future of efficiency -- Notes -- Bibliographic essay -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817894903321 |
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Alexander Jennifer Karns <1963->
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| Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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