America by design : science, technology, and the rise of corporate capitalism

America by design : science, technology, and the rise of corporate capitalism / David F. Noble.

Oxford University Press paperback. Includes bibliographical references and index. pt. 1: Technology as social production. The wedding of science to the useful arts--1: The rise of science-based industry. The wedding of science to the useful arts--2: The development of technical education. The weddin...

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Main Author: Noble, David F.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1979, ©1977.
Subjects:
Technology > Social aspects > United States.
Production (Economic theory)
Capitalism > United States.
Science and industry > United States.
History.
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Summary:Oxford University Press paperback. Includes bibliographical references and index. pt. 1: Technology as social production. The wedding of science to the useful arts--1: The rise of science-based industry. The wedding of science to the useful arts--2: The development of technical education. The wedding of science to the useful arts--3: The emergence of the professional engineer. Preservation through change: Corporate engineers and social reform -- pt. 2: Corporate reform as conscious social production. Laying the foundation: Scientific and industrial standardization. The corporation as inventor: Patent-law reform and patent monoply. Science for industry: The organization of industrial and university research. Technology as people: The industrial process of higher education --1. Technology as people: The industrial process of higher education--2. A technology of social production: Modern management and the expansion of engineering. * dss 20081210.
Item Description:Oxford University Press paperback.
Physical Description:xxvi, 384 pages ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0195026187
9780195026184

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