Alexander, Jennifer Karns,  1963- <br/><br/>
The mantra of efficiency  from waterwheel to social control /  [electronic resource] : 
Jennifer Karns Alexander. 
 - Baltimore :  The Johns Hopkins University Press,  2008. 
 - xvii, 233 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - ACLS Humanities E-Book. .
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<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-199) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: The varieties of efficiency -- Static and dynamic efficiency: the waterwheels of Smeaton and the Franklin Institute -- The effects of control: Gérard-Joseph Christian and perfected machines -- Economy of nature: Darwin, Marshall, and the costs of efficiency -- Balance and transformation: technical and popular efficiency in the Progressive Era United States -- An island of mechanical predictability: efficient worker seating in late Weimar Germany -- Pride in efficiency: the dispute over Time on the cross -- Global efficiency: an enduring industrial value in a postindustrial world -- Conclusion: The future of efficiency -- Notes -- Bibliographic essay -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>2027/heb31685  hdl 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label>--History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Technological innovations Industrial efficiency. Science and industry.