http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/cotton-gin-patent/
The above link is an example of technological optimism. It includes some of Eli Whitney's words after he patented the cotton gin, as well as the impacts of his invention. The two quotes in the article, from Eli Whitney: "One man and a horse will do more than fifty men with the old machines," and "Tis generally said by those who know anything about it, that I shall make a Fortune by it."
The image to the left is a 1979 poster. The late 1970's was a time of a gasoline shortage, causing a spike in gas prices, mile-long lines and regulations on who could buy gas and when. While the purpose of this poster isn't exactly environmentalist, it does unintentionally promote an environmentalist cause-to use less oil. Ironically, at the end of the road seems to be a factory...
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