Technics and CivilizationHarcourt, Brace, 1934 - 495 pages |
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... Warfare and Invention Within the domain of warfare there has been no psychological hindrance to murderous invention , except that due to lethargy and routine : no limits to invention suggest themselves . Ideals of humanity come , so to ...
... Warfare and Invention Within the domain of warfare there has been no psychological hindrance to murderous invention , except that due to lethargy and routine : no limits to invention suggest themselves . Ideals of humanity come , so to ...
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... warfare was an early development : Archimedes , the story goes , concentrated the sun's rays by means of mirrors on the sails of the enemy's fleet in Syracuse and burned the boats up . Ctesibius , one of the foremost scientists of ...
... warfare was an early development : Archimedes , the story goes , concentrated the sun's rays by means of mirrors on the sails of the enemy's fleet in Syracuse and burned the boats up . Ctesibius , one of the foremost scientists of ...
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Lewis Mumford. emphasized its utility in warfare . In short the partnership between the soldier , the miner , the technician , and the scientist is an ancient one . To look upon the horrors of modern warfare as the accidental result of a ...
Lewis Mumford. emphasized its utility in warfare . In short the partnership between the soldier , the miner , the technician , and the scientist is an ancient one . To look upon the horrors of modern warfare as the accidental result of a ...
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