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(In)efficiency: Should Efficiency be a Moral Value?

New Books in Critical Theory

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How to Measure Efficiency With a Water Wheel

The connection with efficiency was through worries about loss. John Smeaton is considered the first civil engineer who conducted research on how to limit power loss and water wheels. His relentless quest to eliminate wasted energy led to dramatic improvements in water wheel design. The Industrial Revolution cemented the idea that progress is closely connected to practices of measurement and control.

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