ABSTRACT

First published in 1920. This study examines the science of industrial work and the advances in its application to the economic life of the community. The author commences this volume with a brief explanation of the general principles of Theoretical Mechanics which have been applied in the study of the Human Motor. Space has also been devoted to the explanation of the laws of thermo-dynamics and of the Conservation of Energy. These provide the reader with the means by which muscular work and fatigue can be measured. This title will be of interest to students of economics and business.

part |1 pages

Book I

chapter |30 pages

Chapter I

chapter II|29 pages

General Principles of Mechanics

chapter |25 pages

Chapter III

part |1 pages

Book II

chapter I|31 pages

The Human Structure.

chapter II|22 pages

The Muscular Motor and Alimentation

chapter III|26 pages

Alimentation and the Expenditure

part III|1 pages

Human Energy

chapter I|20 pages

The Laws of Energetic Expenditure

chapter II|13 pages

Yield of the Human Machine

chapter III|16 pages

Physiological Effects of Labour: Fatigue

part IV|1 pages

Man and his Environment

chapter I|11 pages

The Internal Environment.

chapter II|10 pages

The External Environment.

chapter III|13 pages

The External Environment.

chapter IV|11 pages

The External Environment (continued) a

part V|1 pages

Experimental Methods

chapter I|27 pages

Measurements: Instruments.

chapter III|25 pages

The Measurement of Energy.

part VI|1 pages

Industrial Labour.

chapter II|33 pages

Industrial Labour and Locomotion.

chapter III|35 pages

Industrial Labour—Tools.

chapter IV|35 pages

Industrial Work

chapter |5 pages

General Conclusions