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The Existential Pleasures of Engineering
Florman, Samuel C., Existential Pleasures Of Engineering, The
- GenresEngineeringNonfiction
160 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1976
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October 5, 2017
Note: this is a review of the 1st edition, published in 1976. There is a 2nd edition, published in 1996.
I stopped on page 62 because I realized that this book, far from being about the joys of engineering, should be titled "Why I think engineers are good people despite the fact that so many people hate us." It's a rare view into how engineers of the 1960s thought about what they did and about the society that they affected, at a time when the unanticipated effects of various technologies were threatening to destroy life on earth in a variety of ways.
I stopped on page 62 because I realized that this book, far from being about the joys of engineering, should be titled "Why I think engineers are good people despite the fact that so many people hate us." It's a rare view into how engineers of the 1960s thought about what they did and about the society that they affected, at a time when the unanticipated effects of various technologies were threatening to destroy life on earth in a variety of ways.
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