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In Cowan's "Social History of American Technology", on the forth page, the author discusses society's scorn for early doctor's use of tools as "unprofessional". Public perception on this issue has changed so incredibly since the invention of the blood pressure cuff and now it seems just the opposite. Mechanical and technical skills appear to be critical in the success in nearly every industry and occupation with companies spending millions to further educate their employees about new technology and systems as they become available. I just found this contrast eyecatching, as I had never thought about the scorn of tools in professional industries as a part of our past. -Adam Shlossman | In Cowan's "Social History of American Technology", on the forth page, the author discusses society's scorn for early doctor's use of tools as "unprofessional". Public perception on this issue has changed so incredibly since the invention of the blood pressure cuff and now it seems just the opposite. Mechanical and technical skills appear to be critical in the success in nearly every industry and occupation with companies spending millions to further educate their employees about new technology and systems as they become available. I just found this contrast eyecatching, as I had never thought about the scorn of tools in professional industries as a part of our past. -Adam Shlossman | ||
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| + | Later on in Cowan's book he discusses an extended debate between top politicians like Jefferson and Hamilton about the desires of God for technology. This debate is portrayed as a rather widespread and fueled affair. I was curious, did many debates such as this get the founding fathers of America talking theologically? We have heard the bible discussed with regard to slavery but this seems suspiciously absent from many of early America's political reasoning. - Adam Shlossman | ||
I thought it was interesting to read the memoir by Charles Sorensen and then to have that followed by Charles Madison’s description of his service to the Ford assembly line. The first memoir talked about the assembly line in terms of its great achievement in the field of manufacturing and production and proclaims at the end “Under this system man is not a slave to the machine, he is slave without it.” And after reading about Charles Madison’s experience, I’m sure he would stand to disagree. After moving from job to job in search of better pay and a better working experience, he finally decided to rid himself of the deceptive promises that Ford made to its workers and commit to the Dodge factory. It shows a real contrast between the two perspectives. –Jessica Kilday | I thought it was interesting to read the memoir by Charles Sorensen and then to have that followed by Charles Madison’s description of his service to the Ford assembly line. The first memoir talked about the assembly line in terms of its great achievement in the field of manufacturing and production and proclaims at the end “Under this system man is not a slave to the machine, he is slave without it.” And after reading about Charles Madison’s experience, I’m sure he would stand to disagree. After moving from job to job in search of better pay and a better working experience, he finally decided to rid himself of the deceptive promises that Ford made to its workers and commit to the Dodge factory. It shows a real contrast between the two perspectives. –Jessica Kilday | ||
