Background
Morison, Elting Elmore was born on December 14, 1909 in Milwaukee. Son of George Abbot and Amelia Huntley (Elmore) Morison.
( Men, Machines, and Modern Times, though ultimately con...)
Men, Machines, and Modern Times, though ultimately concerned with a positive alternative to an Orwellian 1984, offers an entertaining series of historical accounts taken from the nineteenth century to highlight a main theme: the nature of technological change, the fission brought about in society by such change, and society's reaction to that change. Beginning with a remarkable illustration of resistance to innovation in the U.S. Navy following an officer's discovery of a more accurate way to fire a gun at sea, Elting Morison goes on to narrate the strange history of the new model steamship, the Wapanoag, in the 1860s. He then continues with the difficulties confronting the introduction of the pasteurization process for milk; he traces the development of the Bessemer process; and finally, he considers the computer. While the discussions are liberally sprinkled with amusing examples and anecdotes, all are related to the more profound and current problem of how to organize and manage system of ideas, energies, and machinery so that it will conform to the human dimension.
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Morison, Elting Elmore was born on December 14, 1909 in Milwaukee. Son of George Abbot and Amelia Huntley (Elmore) Morison.
Student, Loomis Institute, 1926-1928; Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1932; Master of Arts, Harvard, 1937.
Teacher St. Mark's School, 1934-1935. Assistant dean Harvard, 1935-1937. From assistant professor to Sloan Fellows professor industrial management Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1946-1967.
Professor history Yale, 1967-1972. Master Timothy Dwight College, 1968-1972. Chairman social studies program E.S.I., 1962-1972.
Killian professor humanities Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972-1995. Consultant Houghton-Mifflin Company, 1946-1951. Director Hitchiner Manufacturing Company, Milford, New Hampshire, Upland Farm, Inc., Peterborough, New Hampshire.
Consultant Research and Development Board, Department Defense, 1946-1952.
( Men, Machines, and Modern Times, though ultimately con...)
( People have had trouble adapting to new technology ever...)
(1974 edition of the book in good condition.No marking or ...)
(Illustrated. Includes bibliographical notes and index. Du...)
(1942. Riverside Press, Cambridge. Red leather spine and c...)
Trustee Hampshire College, 1966-1975, Franklin Pierce College, 1978-1995. Board of directors Center for N.H.'s Future, Concord. Trustee Council for Critical Skills.
Served from Lieutenant (junior grade) to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1942-1946. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American History Association.
Married Anne Hitchcock Sims, June 26, 1935. Children: Mary, Nicholas, Sarah. Married Elizabeth Forbes Tilghman, 1967.