โ Scribed by Eli Ginzberg
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Focuses on the history of technological innovations and the growth of scientific knowledge on a range of social and economic factors. Emphasis is given to the problems of social adaptation to technological advances and the effect these changes have upon the nature of work, skills, and the free market system.
Preface
Contents
Introduction
1. Perspectives on Technology
2. The Post-Industrial Society
3. The Aerospace Industry
4. The Dynamism of Science and Technology
5. Productivity and Economic Growth
6. Confrontations and Directions
Members of the Seminar, 1962-1963
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