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Page 55
... become of minor importance in the event , for instance , of a major war requiring very large armies in the field and enormous quantities of provisions . As this could be achieved only by decreasing the manpower in the factories ...
... become of minor importance in the event , for instance , of a major war requiring very large armies in the field and enormous quantities of provisions . As this could be achieved only by decreasing the manpower in the factories ...
Page 59
... become predominant . To such a being inactivity is unnatural and , therefore , harmful . It is true that in some ... become progressively rarer . Self - discipline disappears and it becomes increasingly difficult to keep a job even if ...
... become predominant . To such a being inactivity is unnatural and , therefore , harmful . It is true that in some ... become progressively rarer . Self - discipline disappears and it becomes increasingly difficult to keep a job even if ...
Page 67
... become meaningless . The technical skill in dealing with occasional faults in automata , the ability to co - ordinate and to keep in synchronism various automatic processes , to make quick decisions and so on will become more important ...
... become meaningless . The technical skill in dealing with occasional faults in automata , the ability to co - ordinate and to keep in synchronism various automatic processes , to make quick decisions and so on will become more important ...
Contents
The First Industrial Revolution | 17 |
The Tools of the Second Industrial | 34 |
Automatic Data Processing in Business | 45 |
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