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At the end of [[World War I]], Howard Scott helped to form the Technical Alliance which explored economic and social trends in [[North America]]; the Technical Alliance disbanded in the mid-1920s.<ref name=bur>Beverly H. Burris (1993). [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=I-k0hgtaiCcC&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=%22Continental+Committee%22+on+Technocracy+Inc.&source=bl&ots=KC-yu_Uu5g&sig=9YefoXvlt-vqEiLUgrdMwFrxgA4&hl=en&ei=HwcCS-DPEMOUkAWmjrjwCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Continental%20Committee%22%20on%20Technocracy%20Inc.&f=false Technocracy at work] State University of New York Press, p. 30.</ref> Scott, together with [[Walter Rautenstrauch]] formed the Committee on Technocracy in 1932, which advocated a more rational and productive society headed by technical experts. The Committee disbanded in January 1933, after only a few months, largely because of different views held by Scott and Rautenstrauch as well as widespread criticism of Scott.<ref name=bur>Beverly H. Burris (1993). [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=I-k0hgtaiCcC&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=%22Continental+Committee%22+on+Technocracy+Inc.&source=bl&ots=KC-yu_Uu5g&sig=9YefoXvlt-vqEiLUgrdMwFrxgA4&hl=en&ei=HwcCS-DPEMOUkAWmjrjwCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Continental%20Committee%22%20on%20Technocracy%20Inc.&f=false Technocracy at work] State University of New York Press, pp. 28-30.</ref><ref>[http://hope.dukejournals.org/cgi/pdf_extract/10/4/682 Book review: Technocracy and the American Dream], ''History of Political Economy'', Vol. 10, No. 4, 1978, p. 682.</ref> Scott had "overstated his academic credentials",<ref>David E. Nye (1992). [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=dAElGDvk2yUC&pg=PA343&lpg=PA343&dq=%22technocracy+movement%22+scott&source=bl&ots=h98qtopXen&sig=Gesg0zRw_uwBkMVfBqlpAjjIe28&hl=en&ei=hmICS-jCLMaBkQWg2cm0AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CCcQ6AEwCTge#v=onepage&q=%22technocracy%20movement%22%20scott&f=false Electrifying America: social meanings of a new technology, 1880-1940] p. 344.</ref> and he was discovered not to be a "distinguished engineer".<ref>Edwin T. Layton. Book review: The Technocrats, Prophets of Automation, ''Technology and Culture'', Vol. 9, No. 2 (April, 1968), p. 256.</ref> |
At the end of [[World War I]], Howard Scott helped to form the Technical Alliance which explored economic and social trends in [[North America]]; the Technical Alliance disbanded in the mid-1920s.<ref name=bur>Beverly H. Burris (1993). [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=I-k0hgtaiCcC&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=%22Continental+Committee%22+on+Technocracy+Inc.&source=bl&ots=KC-yu_Uu5g&sig=9YefoXvlt-vqEiLUgrdMwFrxgA4&hl=en&ei=HwcCS-DPEMOUkAWmjrjwCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Continental%20Committee%22%20on%20Technocracy%20Inc.&f=false Technocracy at work] State University of New York Press, p. 30.</ref> Scott, together with [[Walter Rautenstrauch]] formed the Committee on Technocracy in 1932, which advocated a more rational and productive society headed by technical experts. The Committee disbanded in January 1933, after only a few months, largely because of different views held by Scott and Rautenstrauch as well as widespread criticism of Scott.<ref name=bur>Beverly H. Burris (1993). [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=I-k0hgtaiCcC&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=%22Continental+Committee%22+on+Technocracy+Inc.&source=bl&ots=KC-yu_Uu5g&sig=9YefoXvlt-vqEiLUgrdMwFrxgA4&hl=en&ei=HwcCS-DPEMOUkAWmjrjwCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Continental%20Committee%22%20on%20Technocracy%20Inc.&f=false Technocracy at work] State University of New York Press, pp. 28-30.</ref><ref>[http://hope.dukejournals.org/cgi/pdf_extract/10/4/682 Book review: Technocracy and the American Dream], ''History of Political Economy'', Vol. 10, No. 4, 1978, p. 682.</ref> Scott had "overstated his academic credentials",<ref>David E. Nye (1992). [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=dAElGDvk2yUC&pg=PA343&lpg=PA343&dq=%22technocracy+movement%22+scott&source=bl&ots=h98qtopXen&sig=Gesg0zRw_uwBkMVfBqlpAjjIe28&hl=en&ei=hmICS-jCLMaBkQWg2cm0AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CCcQ6AEwCTge#v=onepage&q=%22technocracy%20movement%22%20scott&f=false Electrifying America: social meanings of a new technology, 1880-1940] p. 344.</ref> and he was discovered not to be a "distinguished engineer".<ref>Edwin T. Layton. Book review: The Technocrats, Prophets of Automation, ''Technology and Culture'', Vol. 9, No. 2 (April, 1968), p. 256.</ref> On January 13, 1933, Scott gave a speech about technocracy at New York's Hotel Pierre, before a live audience of 400, which was also broadcast on radio nationwide.<ref name=bak/> The speech was subsequently called a "grave mistake"<ref name=bak>Kevin Baker. [http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/2000/2/2000_2_10_print.shtml The Engineered Society]''American Heritage Magazine'', Vol. 51, No. 2, April 2000.</ref> and has been called "disastrous".<ref name=loe>Harold Loeb and Howard P. Segal (1996). [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=1kvifvNro9MC&pg=PR13&lpg=PR13&dq=Technocracy+book+review+scott&source=bl&ots=6Kjsv-hr5J&sig=4rmfpCT-rM4vYoOEd3Fnm-6Z5Qs&hl=en&ei=9S8ES4uaMJeCkAXswbS5AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAsQ6AEwATge#v=onepage&q=&f=false Life in a technocracy: what it might be like] p. 15.</ref> The speech was seen to be "the last straw for disillusioned technocrats".<ref name=loe/> |
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Scott formed Technocracy Incorporated in 1933. Scott conceived of fully automated factories, integrated transportation systems, communications and electrical transmission networks, and product life-cycle planning. Scott's 1932 essay on the subject of the energetic regulation of economy was ''Thermodynamic Interpretation of Social Phenomena.''{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} |
Scott formed Technocracy Incorporated later in 1933. Scott conceived of fully automated factories, integrated transportation systems, communications and electrical transmission networks, and product life-cycle planning. Scott's 1932 essay on the subject of the energetic regulation of economy was ''Thermodynamic Interpretation of Social Phenomena.''{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} |
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Revision as of 18:01, 18 November 2009
Howard Scott (April 1, 1890–January 1, 1970) was an American engineer who had an interest in technocracy, and helped to form the Technical Alliance, Committee on Technocracy, and Technocracy Incorporated.
Early career
A 1932 Time magazine article, written at a time of considerable public interest in technocracy, states that Howard Scott worked in various construction camps, and in 1918 was working in a cement pouring gang at Muscle Shoals.[1] He also ran a small business called Duron Chemical Company which made paint and floor polish at Pompton Lakes, New Jersey. Scott's job was to deliver his goods and show his customers how to use the floor polishing material.[1]
Technocracy
At the end of World War I, Howard Scott helped to form the Technical Alliance which explored economic and social trends in North America; the Technical Alliance disbanded in the mid-1920s.[2] Scott, together with Walter Rautenstrauch formed the Committee on Technocracy in 1932, which advocated a more rational and productive society headed by technical experts. The Committee disbanded in January 1933, after only a few months, largely because of different views held by Scott and Rautenstrauch as well as widespread criticism of Scott.[2][3] Scott had "overstated his academic credentials",[4] and he was discovered not to be a "distinguished engineer".[5] On January 13, 1933, Scott gave a speech about technocracy at New York's Hotel Pierre, before a live audience of 400, which was also broadcast on radio nationwide.[6] The speech was subsequently called a "grave mistake"[6] and has been called "disastrous".[7] The speech was seen to be "the last straw for disillusioned technocrats".[7]
Scott formed Technocracy Incorporated later in 1933. Scott conceived of fully automated factories, integrated transportation systems, communications and electrical transmission networks, and product life-cycle planning. Scott's 1932 essay on the subject of the energetic regulation of economy was Thermodynamic Interpretation of Social Phenomena.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b Science: Technocrat TIME magazine, December 26, 1932.
- ^ a b Beverly H. Burris (1993). Technocracy at work State University of New York Press, p. 30. Cite error: The named reference "bur" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Book review: Technocracy and the American Dream, History of Political Economy, Vol. 10, No. 4, 1978, p. 682.
- ^ David E. Nye (1992). Electrifying America: social meanings of a new technology, 1880-1940 p. 344.
- ^ Edwin T. Layton. Book review: The Technocrats, Prophets of Automation, Technology and Culture, Vol. 9, No. 2 (April, 1968), p. 256.
- ^ a b Kevin Baker. The Engineered SocietyAmerican Heritage Magazine, Vol. 51, No. 2, April 2000.
- ^ a b Harold Loeb and Howard P. Segal (1996). Life in a technocracy: what it might be like p. 15.