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Towards the end of 1919, American engineer Howard Scott formed the Technical Alliance, a group of engineers, scientists, and technicians based in New York. The Technical Alliance started an Energy Survey of North America, aimed at documenting the wastefulness of the capitalist system, but the survey was never completed.^[1]^[2]

The Technical Alliance advocated a more rational and productive society headed by technical experts, but the survey work done failed to have a significant impact. Although some waste was documented, the "prosperity and conservatism of the 1920s undermined the political orientation of the Technical Alliance", and it disbanded in 1921.^[1]^[3]^[4]

Apart from Scott, other members of the Technical Alliance included:^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Beverly H. Burris (1993). Technocracy at work State University of New York Press, p. 28.
^ William E. Aikin (1977). Technocracy and the American Dream: The Technocracy Movement 1900-1941, University of California Press, pp. 61-62.
^ Howard P. Segal (2005). Technological Utopianism in American Culture Syracuse University Press, p. 121.
^ William E. Aikin (1977). Technocracy and the American Dream: The Technocracy Movement 1900-1941, University of California Press, p. 37.
^ William E. Aikin (1977). Technocracy and the American Dream: The Technocracy Movement 1900-1941, University of California Press, pp. 34-35.

[bur-1] Beverly H. Burris (1993). Technocracy at work State University of New York Press, p. 28.

[2] William E. Aikin (1977). Technocracy and the American Dream: The Technocracy Movement 1900-1941, University of California Press, pp. 61-62.

[3] Howard P. Segal (2005). Technological Utopianism in American Culture Syracuse University Press, p. 121.

[4] William E. Aikin (1977). Technocracy and the American Dream: The Technocracy Movement 1900-1941, University of California Press, p. 37.

[5] William E. Aikin (1977). Technocracy and the American Dream: The Technocracy Movement 1900-1941, University of California Press, pp. 34-35.

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-Towards the end of 1919, American [[engineer]] [[Howard Scott]] formed the '''Technical Alliance''', a group of engineers, scientists, and technicians based in New York. The Technical Alliance started an ''Energy Survey of North America'', aimed at documenting the wastefulness of the [[capitalism|capitalist]] system, but the survey was never completed.<ref name=bur/> The group advocated a more rational and productive society headed by technical experts, but the survey work done failed to have a significant impact. Although some waste was documented, the "prosperity and conservatism of the 1920s undermined the political orientation of the Technical Alliance", and it disbanded in 1921.<ref name=bur>Beverly H. Burris (1993). [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=I-k0hgtaiCcC&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=%22Continental+Committee%22+on+Technocracy+Inc.&source=bl&ots=KC-yu_Uu5g&sig=9YefoXvlt-vqEiLUgrdMwFrxgA4&hl=en&ei=HwcCS-DPEMOUkAWmjrjwCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Continental%20Committee%22%20on%20Technocracy%20Inc.&f=false Technocracy at work] State University of New York Press, p. 28.</ref><ref> Howard P. Segal (2005). [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=n6RabZ8t48gC&pg=PA121&lpg=PA121&dq=%22thorstein+veblen%22+technocracy+movement&source=bl&ots=GYq3vz266Z&sig=GHTBGVbfn5tJXWpxUSysHebB2Mw&hl=en&ei=WkAQS6PCM8KSkAXTn9mjBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAwQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=%22thorstein%20veblen%22%20technocracy%20movement&f=false Technological Utopianism in American Culture] Syracuse University Press, p. 121.</ref><ref>William E. Aikin (1977). ''Technocracy and the American Dream: The Technocracy Movement 1900-1941'', University of California Press, p. 37.</ref>
+Towards the end of 1919, American [[engineer]] [[Howard Scott]] formed the '''Technical Alliance''', a group of engineers, scientists, and technicians based in New York. The Technical Alliance started an ''Energy Survey of North America'', aimed at documenting the wastefulness of the [[capitalism|capitalist]] system, but the survey was never completed.<ref name=bur/><ref>William E. Aikin (1977). ''Technocracy and the American Dream: The Technocracy Movement 1900-1941'', University of California Press, pp. 61-62.</ref>
+The Technical Alliance advocated a more rational and productive society headed by technical experts, but the survey work done failed to have a significant impact. Although some waste was documented, the "prosperity and conservatism of the 1920s undermined the political orientation of the Technical Alliance", and it disbanded in 1921.<ref name=bur>Beverly H. Burris (1993). [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=I-k0hgtaiCcC&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=%22Continental+Committee%22+on+Technocracy+Inc.&source=bl&ots=KC-yu_Uu5g&sig=9YefoXvlt-vqEiLUgrdMwFrxgA4&hl=en&ei=HwcCS-DPEMOUkAWmjrjwCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Continental%20Committee%22%20on%20Technocracy%20Inc.&f=false Technocracy at work] State University of New York Press, p. 28.</ref><ref> Howard P. Segal (2005). [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=n6RabZ8t48gC&pg=PA121&lpg=PA121&dq=%22thorstein+veblen%22+technocracy+movement&source=bl&ots=GYq3vz266Z&sig=GHTBGVbfn5tJXWpxUSysHebB2Mw&hl=en&ei=WkAQS6PCM8KSkAXTn9mjBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAwQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=%22thorstein%20veblen%22%20technocracy%20movement&f=false Technological Utopianism in American Culture] Syracuse University Press, p. 121.</ref><ref>William E. Aikin (1977). ''Technocracy and the American Dream: The Technocracy Movement 1900-1941'', University of California Press, p. 37.</ref>
 Apart from Scott, other members of the Technical Alliance included:<ref>William E. Aikin (1977). ''Technocracy and the American Dream: The Technocracy Movement 1900-1941'', University of California Press, pp. 34-35.</ref>