Mechanization
noun
The process of using machines to do work that was previously done by hand.
The mechanization of farming has greatly increased crop production.
Often appears as...
- mechanization of industry
- mechanization of agriculture
noun
The state of being mechanical or functioning in an automatic way.
He criticised the mechanization of modern life and yearned for a simpler time.
Often appears as...
- mechanization of life
- mechanization of thinking
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noun
The process of using machines to do work that was previously done by hand.
The mechanization of farming has greatly increased crop production.
Often appears as...
- mechanization of industry
- mechanization of agriculture
noun
The state of being mechanical or functioning in an automatic way.
He criticised the mechanization of modern life and yearned for a simpler time.
Often appears as...
- mechanization of life
- mechanization of thinking
Usage tips
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Historical Influence
Understand how the industrial revolution sparked mechanization and reshaped societies.
History books describe the mechanization of textile production as a turning point.
Pro Tip 2/3Economic Impact
Recognize mechanization's role in boosting productivity and altering economies.
Countries that embraced mechanization became industrial powerhouses.
Pro Tip 3/3Workforce Shifts
Explore how mechanization changes job roles, often reducing manual labor.
With mechanization, farmers shifted from manual plowing to machine operations.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Influence
Understand how the industrial revolution sparked mechanization and reshaped societies.
History books describe the mechanization of textile production as a turning point.
Pro Tip 2/3Economic Impact
Recognize mechanization's role in boosting productivity and altering economies.
Countries that embraced mechanization became industrial powerhouses.
Pro Tip 3/3Workforce Shifts
Explore how mechanization changes job roles, often reducing manual labor.
With mechanization, farmers shifted from manual plowing to machine operations.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Influence
Understand how the industrial revolution sparked mechanization and reshaped societies.
History books describe the mechanization of textile production as a turning point.
Pro Tip 2/3Economic Impact
Recognize mechanization's role in boosting productivity and altering economies.
Countries that embraced mechanization became industrial powerhouses.
Pro Tip 3/3Workforce Shifts
Explore how mechanization changes job roles, often reducing manual labor.
With mechanization, farmers shifted from manual plowing to machine operations.
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A healthy economy should...
by its technology, its institutions and mindset; but then the preconditions for takeoff, where we get the beginnings of a banking industry, the mechanization of work and the belief that growth is necessary for something beyond itself, like national dignity or a better life for the children;
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How to rebuild the world...
for moving things around we burnt fuel in our cars and our trucks and what you really want to be able to avoid in this post-apocalyptic scenario it's for your society to regress to a state like this we've lost mechanization you can't run
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Ed Kashi: The Changing...
because of mechanization and also sort of a slumping caught world economy this was at a rally you know French left to protest this was it a protest against the raising of the retirement age
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A healthy economy should...
by its technology, its institutions and mindset; but then the preconditions for takeoff, where we get the beginnings of a banking industry, the mechanization of work and the belief that growth is necessary for something beyond itself, like national dignity or a better life for the children;
Video examples
How to rebuild the world...
for moving things around we burnt fuel in our cars and our trucks and what you really want to be able to avoid in this post-apocalyptic scenario it's for your society to regress to a state like this we've lost mechanization you can't run
Video examples
Ed Kashi: The Changing...
because of mechanization and also sort of a slumping caught world economy this was at a rally you know French left to protest this was it a protest against the raising of the retirement age
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Yuval Noah Harari
Israeli Historian
People have long feared that mechanization might cause mass unemployment. This never happened because, as old professions became obsolete, new professions evolved, and there was always something humans could do better than machines. Yet this is not a law of nature, and nothing guarantees it will continue to be like that in the future.
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Steve Hanke
American Economist
During the last two centuries, there have been many deflations throughout the world. Almost all of them have been good ones precipitated by technological innovation, rising productivity, global capital flows, and sustained economic growth. If farm mechanization cuts the price of wheat, you get a rising living standard. This is good.
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Frederick Banting
Canadian Scientist
In the past, war was confined for the most part to men in uniform, but with increased mechanization of armies and the introduction of air forces, there is an increased dependence on the home country, and eight to ten people working at home are now required to keep one man in the fighting line.
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Steven Sinofsky
American Businessman
The industrial revolution that defined the first half of the 20 century marked the start of modern business, typified by high-volume, large-scale organizations. Mechanization created a culture of business derived from the capabilities and needs of the time.
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Larry Page
American Businessman
If you ask an economist what's driven economic growth, it's been major advances in things that mattered - the mechanization of farming, mass manufacturing, things like that. The problem is, our society is not organized around doing that.
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Nina Fedoroff
American Scientist
Even as the population doubled from three to six billion, we managed to race ahead with all kinds of technological and scientific events in agriculture - from using more fertilizers to mechanization to advanced plant breeding.
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Stanley A. McChrystal
American Footballer
Industrial technologies that allowed for increased mechanization in 19th-century armed forces also spurred Frederick Winslow Taylor to develop his 'Scientific Management' doctrine in Philadelphia steel mills.
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Alan Moore
British Writer
A lot of the critique of our growing mechanization was actually at its strongest, and arguably at its most perceptive, during the late '60s.
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Federico Garcia Lorca
Spanish Poet
Besides black art, there is only automation and mechanization.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
American Architect
Mechanization best serves mediocrity.
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Yuval Noah Harari
Israeli Historian
People have long feared that mechanization might cause mass unemployment. This never happened because, as old professions became obsolete, new professions evolved, and there was always something humans could do better than machines. Yet this is not a law of nature, and nothing guarantees it will continue to be like that in the future.
Quote examples
Steve Hanke
American Economist
During the last two centuries, there have been many deflations throughout the world. Almost all of them have been good ones precipitated by technological innovation, rising productivity, global capital flows, and sustained economic growth. If farm mechanization cuts the price of wheat, you get a rising living standard. This is good.
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Frederick Banting
Canadian Scientist
In the past, war was confined for the most part to men in uniform, but with increased mechanization of armies and the introduction of air forces, there is an increased dependence on the home country, and eight to ten people working at home are now required to keep one man in the fighting line.
Quote examples
Steven Sinofsky
American Businessman
The industrial revolution that defined the first half of the 20 century marked the start of modern business, typified by high-volume, large-scale organizations. Mechanization created a culture of business derived from the capabilities and needs of the time.
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Larry Page
American Businessman
If you ask an economist what's driven economic growth, it's been major advances in things that mattered - the mechanization of farming, mass manufacturing, things like that. The problem is, our society is not organized around doing that.
Quote examples
Nina Fedoroff
American Scientist
Even as the population doubled from three to six billion, we managed to race ahead with all kinds of technological and scientific events in agriculture - from using more fertilizers to mechanization to advanced plant breeding.
Quote examples
Stanley A. McChrystal
American Footballer
Industrial technologies that allowed for increased mechanization in 19th-century armed forces also spurred Frederick Winslow Taylor to develop his 'Scientific Management' doctrine in Philadelphia steel mills.
Quote examples
Alan Moore
British Writer
A lot of the critique of our growing mechanization was actually at its strongest, and arguably at its most perceptive, during the late '60s.
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Federico Garcia Lorca
Spanish Poet
Besides black art, there is only automation and mechanization.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
American Architect
Mechanization best serves mediocrity.
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