The Age of Automation The BBC Reith Lectures 1964.

BAGRIT, Sir Leon (1902-79). The Age of Automation The BBC Reith Lectures 1964.

Automation is not a devil, a Frankenstein. It is no more than a tool, but a tool of such immense possibilities that no one can yet see the full extent of what it might achieve for mankind”. Interior: Pages generally clean, a few marks here and there.

Exterior: Publisher’s black cloth (light wear to cloth, corners turned down). With green pictorial dust-wrapper (chipping and tearing, general wear).

8vo. London Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1965.

Contents include: Automation: An Extension of Man, The Range of Applications, Education for an Age of Automation, Some Political Considerations, Some Industrial and Economic Consequences, New Opportunities for Social Enrichment.

SIGNED by Sir Leon Bagrit to the title page (slight smudge to signature) [WITH] Sir Leon’s compliments slip loosely inserted.

Sir Leon Bagrit (1902-79) was an industrialist, and pioneer in the field of automation. An interesting piece for a collector.

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