Full name: Mechanization Takes Command: A Contribution to Anonymous History

Author: Sigfried Giedion Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Amazon Goodreads ISBNs: 9780816690435 081669043X

First published in 1948, Mechanization Takes Command is an examination of mechanization and its effects on everyday life. A monumental figure in the field of architectural history, Sigfried Giedion traces the evolution and resulting philosophical implications of such disparate innovations as the slaughterhouse, the Yale lock, the assembly line, tractors, ovens, and “comfort” as defined by advancements in furniture design. A groundbreaking text when originally published, Giedion’s pioneering work remains an important contribution to architecture, philosophy, and technology studies. Similar books: Connections by James Burke Technics and Civilization by Lewis Mumford The Evolution of Technology by George Basalla Geeks Bearing Gifts by Ted Nelson Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quigley A Study of History by Arnold J. Toynbee Heroes of History by Will Durant Mankind and Mother Earth by Arnold J. Toynbee 1001 People Who Made America by Alan Axelrod Peoples and Empires by Anthony Pagden Columbus Was Last by Patrick Huyghe The Porcelain God by Julie L. Horan Computer by Martin Campbell-Kelly The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage The Toothpick by Henry Petroski