First published in 1948, Mechanization Takes Command is an examination of mechanization and its effects on everyday life. A monumental figure in the field of architectural history, Sigfried Giedion traces the evolution and resulting philosophical implications of such disparate innovations as the slaughterhouse, the Yale lock, the assembly line, tractors, ovens, and "comfort"as defined by advancements in furniture design. A groundbreaking text when originally published, Giedion's pioneering work remains an important contribution to architecture, philosophy, and technology studies.
- ISBN10 0393004899
- ISBN13 9780393004892
- Publish Date 17 June 1969 (first published December 1948)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 June 1999
- Publish Country US
- Imprint WW Norton & Co
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 743
- Language English