Title :
Look back-look forward-what now?
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng. & Sci., Polytechnic of Central London, UK
Abstract :
The concentration of manufacturing in a mill brought about that well known phenomenon ´the industrial revolution´ in which Britain led the world. That period of industrial development was based on a material model-simply making it work was the challenge. We are now embarking on a data driven society-the so-called ´systems society´. The paper explores industrial history through the town of Bury and the Peel family, and charts the future opportunities and needs of a population of nearly 60 million. But the key question is what now?.<>
Keywords :
history; human factors; social aspects of automation; Britain; data driven society; future opportunities; industrial development; industrial history; industrial revolution; material model; systems society; History; Human factors; Technology social factors;
Journal_Title :
Computing & Control Engineering Journal
DOI :
10.1049/cce:19940604
