Lewis Mumford Quotes
War vies with magic in its efforts to get something for nothing.
Mumford, Lewis. Technics and Civilization. Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1934, p. 93.
The technology that came out of WWII was amazing: In addition to the Atomic Bomb, there was radar, computers, that would break code, antobiotiics, rockets, jet planes and coutless others. In reality, it was technology and the ability to produce it in large scale that determined the result of WWII. It was truly a war of the wizards.
Lewis Mumford 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. Mumford made signal contributions to social philosophy, American literary and cultural history and the history of technology. Mumford was influenced by the work of Scottish theorist Sir Patrick Geddes and worked closely with his associate the British sociologist Victor Branford.
