Fehler-Planungen
Zur Geschichte und Theorie der industriellen Obsoleszenz
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23231453 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Markus Krajewski (0000-0002-8342-7389, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 91-114 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Technikgeschichte (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-117X |
| Publisher | Nomos Verlag (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5771/0040-117x-2014-1-91 |
| OpenAlex | W1436022317 |
| Language | DE |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 1 |
This article explores the relationship between industrial production and artifi cal limitations within the life cycle of products, which is also known under the term planned obsolescence'. Taking the light bulb as an example, this discourse analysis focuses on the diffi culties attending the implantation of technical failure as they relate to the economical contexts and new paradigms in mass production in the early twentieth century. Coordinated research efforts tend to reach an agreed economical optimum rather than the feasible technical optimum based on sustainability aims. In the case of the light bulb, this economical optimum prescribed a product lifetime of precisely 1,000 hours which the electrical companies had to meet to avoid fi xed fi nes controlled by the Phoebus cartel. Furthermore, this article discusses how these prescriptions
Humanities · Arts, Culture, and Music Studies · Consumer behavior in food and health · European history and politics · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.42 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |