The Mantra of Efficiency - From Waterwheel to Social Control

List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xv Introduction: The Varieties of Efficiency 1(14) Static and Dynamic Efficiency: The Waterwheels of Smeaton and the Franklin Institute 15(18) The Effects of Control: Gerard-Joseph Christian and Perfected Machines 33(19) Economy of Nature: Darwin, Marshall, and the Costs of Efficiency 52(24) Balance and Transformation: Technical and Popular Efficiency in the Progressive Era United States 76(25) An Island of Mechanical Predictability: Efficient Worker Seating in Late Weimar Germany 101(25) Pride in Efficiency: The Dispute over Time on the Cross 126(22) Global Efficiency: An Enduring Industrial Value in a Postindustrial World 148(14) Conclusion: The Future of Efficiency 162(9) Notes 171(30) Bibliographic Essay 201(24) Index 225