The mantra of efficiency from waterwheel to social control /

Alexander, Jennifer Karns, 1963-

The mantra of efficiency from waterwheel to social control / [electronic resource] : Jennifer Karns Alexander. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2008. - xvii, 233 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-199) and index.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Technological innovations--History.
Industrial efficiency.
Science and industry.


Electronic books.

HC79.T4 / A443 2008