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==History==

[[Willard Gibbs]] developed a 'Theory of Energy Determinants' also referred to as [[vector analysis]] which according to [[Howard Scott]], formed the basis of determining the operational dynamic of functional social design on a continental scale of magnitude for North America.<ref>http://www.technocracy.org/origins-1.htm</ref>{{cite Gibbs [[thermodynamic]] approach led to the concepts of [[Energy accounting]] as conceived by the [[Technical Alliance]]. <ref>http://telstar.ote.cmu.edu/environ/m3/s3/05account.shtml</ref> Scott referred to Gibbs as the person that made possible the concept of [[energy economics]] using [[Energy accounting]] in a [[technate]] design.<ref>http://www.technocracy.org/Archives/History%20&%20Purpose-r.htm</ref>The design using [[energy economics]] as proposed by this group is located in the last two chapters of the book. Much of the rest of the book is basic information about science and different aspects of research and data collecting, and also examples of how a [[Price system]] works, and possible alternatives.web

|url=http://www.technocracy.org/origins-1.htm

|title=The Birth of the Technical Alliance

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}}</ref> Gibbs [[thermodynamic]] approach led to the concepts of [[Energy accounting]] as conceived by the [[Technical Alliance]]. <ref>{{cite web

|url=http://telstar.ote.cmu.edu/environ/m3/s3/05account.shtml

|title=Science Notes: Energy Accounting and Balance

|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University

|author=

|date=

|accessdate=2009-03-27

}}</ref> Scott referred to Gibbs as the person that made possible the concept of [[energy economics]] using [[Energy accounting]] in a [[technate]] design.<ref>{{cite web

|url=http://www.technocracy.org/Archives/History%20&%20Purpose-r.htm

|title=History and Purpose of Technocracy

|publisher=technocracy.org

|author=Howard Scott

|date=1965

|accessdate=2009-03-17

}}</ref>The design using [[energy economics]] as proposed by this group is located in the last two chapters of the book. Much of the rest of the book is basic information about science and different aspects of research and data collecting, and also examples of how a [[Price system]] works, and possible alternatives.

==Technical Alliance project==