Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Principles of Scientific Management
An essay by Frederick W. Taylor that outlined his theory of scientific business management, how it worked, and why it was important to industry in the beginning of the 20th century.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Boundless u.s. History: Manufacturing
A section of a textbook on U.S. history. It presents key concepts on manufacturing and its mechanization during the Second Industrial Revolution, vocabulary that students need to understand, several paragraphs of information, and links...
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Frederick Winslow Taylor
One-page profile of influential innovator, Frederick Winslow Taylor, whose vision and ideas devised the system of scientific management that helped to increase performance in the workplace.
Other
University of St. Francis: Frederick Winslow Taylor
Biography of Frederick Winslow Taylor that includes information about his childhood as well as his adult accomplishments.
Other
Scientific Management: Frederick Winslow Taylor
Good biography of Frederick Taylor, author of "The Principles of Scientific Management." Includes links to other sites and great pictures.