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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Noble, David F., author.

Contributor:

Oxford University Press, publisher.

Mark B. Adams Emergence of Modern Science Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Galaxy book

A galaxy book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology--Social aspects--United States.

Technology.

Technology--Social aspects.

United States.

Production (Economic theory).

Capitalism--United States.

Capitalism.

Science and industry--United States.

Science and industry.

United States--History.

History.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 384 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1979, ©1977.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

"Copyright ©1977 by David F. Noble. First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 1979 ..."--verso of title page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Copy gifted by Dr. Mark B. Adams in 2018.

ISBN:

0195026187

OCLC:

13571078