The mantra of efficiency from waterwheel to social control / [electronic resource] :
Jennifer Karns Alexander.
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2008.
- xvii, 233 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-199) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2010. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Technological innovations--History. Industrial efficiency. Science and industry.