Philosophy:Van Loon's law
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Short description: Adage attributed to Hendrik Willem van Loon
Van Loon's law appears to be a poorly attributed statement drawn from a book published in 1929. It may originate in Hendrik Willem van Loon.[1]
"The amount of mechanical development will always be in inverse ratio to the number of slaves that happen to be at a country’s disposal."[2]
Attributed as quoted in: Stuart Chase; Men and Machines; (The Macmillan Company, N. Y.; 1929).[3][4]
References
- ↑ Andrew Nikiforuk (1 April 2014). The Energy of Slaves: Oil and the New Servitude. Greystone Books Ltd. pp. 8–. ISBN 978-1-77164-010-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=1NY9AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA8.
- ↑ Freitas, Robert A.. "Xenology: An Introduction to the Scientific Study of Extraterrestrial Life, Intelligence, and Civilization". http://www.xenology.info/Xeno/16.4.3.htm. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ↑ Stuart Chase (1929). Men and machines. The Macmillan Company. pp. 49–. https://books.google.com/books?id=WpE7AAAAMAAJ.
- ↑ Freitas, Robert A.. "Xenology: An Introduction to the Scientific Study of Extraterrestrial Life, Intelligence, and Civilization". http://www.xenology.info/Xeno/Refs1-4183.htm. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
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