Technics and Civilization
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Technics and Civilization
Lewis Mumford
4 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2016–2026.
What people on Hacker News said
for me all of these were "radical" in challenging my purely rational, instrumental, and I think very limited ideas of knowledge, technology and "progress" that I held as a younger scientist/engineer.
on technological progress (and machines) from the perspective of someone in the 1930s
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Favourite science history book of the 20th century? 2026 · 1 recommendation
- What's the most radical book you've read? 2024 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: 2018 Summer Reading List? 2018 · 1 recommendation
- Alan Kay's reading list 2016 · 1 recommendation