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In our entrancement with the motorcar, we have forgotten how much more efficient and how much more flexible the footwalker is.

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Lewis Mumford
Age: 94 †
Born: 1895
Born: October 19
Died: 1990
Died: January 26
Architect
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Historian Of Technology
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