Mumford, Lewis  1895-1990 <br/><br/>
The myth of the machine / 
by Lewis Mumford. 
 - New York :  Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,  1970. 
 - v. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index 
<br/><br/>Bibliography: p. 439-469 
<br/><br/> V. 2 (1970, 496 pages, 32 pages of plates) Contents (v. 2): New explorations, new worlds -- Return of the sun god -- Political absolutism and regimentation -- Science as technology -- The polytechnic tradition -- Mass production and human automation -- Progress as 'science fiction' -- The nucleation of power -- The new megamachine -- The megatechnic wasteland -- Promises, bribes, threats -- Demoralization and insurgence -- The new organum -- Epilogue: The advancement of life 
<br/><br/> Examines contemporary man's preoccupation with technology, appraising mass production and automation and their by-products including pollution, mass destruction, and waste. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0151639744 9780151639748 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Technology and civilization<br/>Technological innovations--Social aspects<br/>Technology--History