The Power Age: Its Quest and Challenge

19th century advent automatic capital cent century charts chine coal consumer consumption continuous cost creased debt decade demand depression developed drive duction dustry economic elec electric motor electric power employment energy equipment fact factory forces Frederick Soddy fuel functions Gantt Chart gostak greater growth hand Harrington Emerson Hence idleness increased productivity Industrial Revolution industry installation investment labor power less longer Machine Age machinery manufacturing markets mass production material means of production ment mills modern nomic operations organization output overhead ownership expense period physical production planned economy planning plant Polakov Power Age power production pre-machine problems productive capacity productivity per man-hour profit propositions purchasing capacity reduced relations roll social Society of Mechanical spinning frame steam engine steel Taylor technique technological tion trade transmission transportation tricity useless labor utility wages water wheel wheel workers workman