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Our interest in the design of machines for human use runs the full gamut of machine complexity—from the design of single instruments to the design of complete systems of machines which must be operated with some degree of coordination.
A. Chapanis, W. Garner, & C. Morgan1949
The quote with which we begin this chapter is from the first textbook devoted specifically to human factors, Applied Experimental Psychology: Human Factors in Engineering Design, by Alphonse Chapanis, Wendell Garner, and Clifford Morgan. Designing machines and systems, whether simple or complex, for human use was not only the central concern of their pioneering book but also the driving force for subsequent research ...
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