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David F. Noble

20th Century

David F. Noble (1945-2010) was a Canadian-American historian of technology and critic of technological determinism. A professor at York University, he argued that technological development is driven by corporate and military interests rather than inevitable progress. His work focused on the social control embedded in automation and the de-skilling of labor.

History of Technology / Sociology

America by Design: Science, Technology, and the Rise of Corporate Capitalism
Forces of Production: A Social History of Industrial Automation
The Religion of Technology: The Divinity of Man and the Spirit of Invention
Digital Diploma Mills: The Automation of Higher Education
Progress Without People: In Defense of Luddism

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