Lindy Biggs

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The Rational Factory: Architecture, Technology and Work in America's Age of Mass Production (Revised)Paperback - Revised, 1 November 2002

The Rational Factory: Architecture, Technology and Work in America's Age of Mass Production (Revised)
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Part of Series
Studies in Industry and Society
Print Length
224 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Date Published
1 Nov 2002
ISBN-10
0801872456
ISBN-13
9780801872457

Description

Searching for a "rational" workplace, turn-of-the-century engineers and industrial architects recast the factory itself in the image of the machine. Indeed, they considered the factory building the "master machine," containing and coordinating all of the machinery within. Such rational factory planning improved production speed and the management of workers. Once created, the rational factory transformed the nature of work, both human and mechanical.

In The Rational Factory, Lindy Biggs contends that factory design played a crucial role in the development of American mass production. Her interdisciplinary study draws from the fields of business history, engineering, technology, architecture, and theories of modernity. Why did some people want to rationalize the factory, she asks, and how did the system impact those who worked under it?

Product Details

Author:
Lindy Biggs
Book Edition:
Revised
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 November 2002
Dimensions:
22.86 x 15.24 x 1.27 cm
Genre:
19th Century
ISBN-10:
0801872456
ISBN-13:
9780801872457
Language:
English
Location:
Baltimore
Pages:
224
Weight:
326.59 gm

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