Lewis Mumford

Lewis Mumford (October 19, 1895 – January 26, 1990) was an American historian of technology and science, also noted for his study of cities. Mumford was influenced by the work of Scottish theorist Sir Patrick Geddes.

Works

• The Story of Utopias (1922)
• Sticks and Stones (1924)
• The Golden Day (1926)
• The Brown Decades: A Study of the Arts in America, 1865-1895 (1931)
• "Renewal of Life" series
• Technics and Civilization (1934)
• The Culture of Cities (1938)
• The Condition of Man (1944)
• The Conduct of Life (1951)
• The City in History (1961) often considered his most important work
• The Myth of the Machine (1967 - 1970, 2 volumes)
• The Urban Prospect (1968, essay collection)
• My Work and Days: A Personal Chronicle (1979)