The Voice of the Machines An Introduction to the Twentieth Century

"The Voice of the Machines" by Gerald Stanley Lee is a thought-provoking exploration of the relationship between people and technology in the early 1900s. It considers how machines greatly affect modern life, encouraging people to appreciate their beauty and importance in art and spirituality. Lee wants readers to better understand machines, suggesting they are a form of poetry and a way for the human soul to express itself. As the book begins, Lee thinks about the beauty of machines, like locomotives, as they appear at the start of the new century. He shares how machines are more than useful; they embody human creativity and dreams. He uses descriptive language to mix mechanical things with traditional ideas of beauty and art, claiming that the voice of machines shows the changing nature of society and human life, which challenges people to rethink their relationship with technology and how it shapes the world.