human-factors engineering: References & Edit History

Alphonse Chapanis, Man-Machine Engineering (1965), a small but authoritative survey of the field; Kenyon B. De Greene (ed.), Systems Psychology (1970), a discussion emphasizing those aspects of human factors that relate particularly to modern systems, both technological and social; Ernest J. McCormick and Mark S. Sanders, Human Factors in Engineering and Design, 5th ed. (1982), a large textbook covering all aspects of human-factors engineering—the best of its kind; Clifford T. Morgan et al. (eds.), Human Engineering Guide to Equipment Design (1963), a highly technical designer’s guide; Wesley E. Woodson and Donald W. Conover, Human Engineering Guide for Equipment Designers, 2nd ed. (1964), a less technical guide. Specific problems are discussed in David Stern ,Managing Human Resources: The Art of Full Employment (1982); Christopher Freeman, John Clark, and Luc Soete, Unemployment and Technical Innovation: A Study of Long Waves and Economic Development (1982); and Theodore W. Schultz, Investing in People: The Economics of Population Quality (1981).