The old symbols of technology are even more misleading today, when the most advanced technological processes are carried out far from assembly lines or blast furnaces. Indeed, in electronics, in space technology, in most of the new industries, quiet and clean surroundings are characteristic — even sometimes essential. And the assembly line — the organization of large numbersof men to carry out simple repetitive functions — is outdated. It is time for our symbols of technology to change — to catch up with the quickening change in technology itself.
adj. 令人误解的