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The Myth of the Machine is a two-volume book by Lewis Mumford that takes an in-depth look at the forces that have shaped modern technology since prehistoric times. The first volume, Technics and Human Development, was published in 1967, followed by the second volume, The Pentagon of Power, in 1970.
Lewis Mumford (19 October 1895 – 26 January 1990) was an American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic. Particularly noted for his study of cities and urban architecture, he had a broad career as a writer.
Lewis Mumford, Kenneth Burke, Alfred A. Knopf Sr., ... (1910 [1] [2] – 1970s) was a student conversazione society devoted to poetry at Columbia University.
In the second volume of his book The Myth of the Machine (1970), Lewis Mumford develops the notion of "biotechnology", to designate "bioviable" techniques that would be considered as ecologically responsible, i.e. which establish a homeostatic relationship between resources and needs.
The City in History, Lewis Mumford, 1961; The City is the Frontier, Charles Abrams, Harper & Row Publishing, New York, 1965. A Pattern Language, Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa and Murray Silverstein, 1977; What Do Planners Do?: Power, Politics, and Persuasion, Charles Hoch, American Planning Association, 1994. ISBN 978-0-918286-91-8
Mumford argues for a world not in which technology rules, but rather in which it achieves a balance with nature. His ideal vision is what can be described as an "organic city," where culture is not usurped by technological innovation but rather thrives with it. Mumford contrasts these cities with those constructed around wars, tyrants, poverty ...
Director Kevin Lewis made a massive splash with his 2021 film Willy's Wonderland, starring Nicholas Cage, and he has now taken his work in horror films in a different direction with The Accursed ...
1970 – Lewis Mumford; 1975 – Kenneth Burke; 1981 – Malcolm Cowley; 1987 – Jacques Barzun; ... 1970 – Georgia O'Keeffe, Painting; 1970 – Lewis Mumford ...