In Europe the origin of the anthropometric science as a basis for industrial anthropology can be reduced to two sources: the tradition of craftsmen and the anatomic science of measuring. First in 1914 when Rudolf Martin published his “Lehrbuch der Anthropologie” did one agree on a unification of the measuring technique. Today the United States are holding the leading position in ergonomics, but also in Europe we still find some important anthropometric centres. Their main points of interest are the investigation of the secular trend towards acceleration which is of particular interest to the clothing and furniture industries and the selection of sportsmen according to anthropometric aspects.
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