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The Introspective Engineer
Author: Samuel C. Florman
The Introspective Engineer
$11.99
About This Book
Book Details
The profession of engineering is rarely the topic of serious public discussion. Multimedia, virtual reality, information superhighway-these are the buzzwords of the day. But real engineers, the people who conceive of computers and oversee their manufacture, the people who design and build information systems, cars, bridges, and airplanes, labor in obscurity. There are no engineering heroes, and we as a society are poorer for this.
Like Florman's landmark book, The Existential Pleasures of Engineering, The Introspective Engineer is a clarion call to society. We must awaken to the reality that the quality of human life depends on increasingly creative technological solutions to the problems we face. We need cleaner, more economical engines, faster computers, more power, and a healthier planet if we are to survive. It is engineers who will lead us to this future.
Imprint Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN
9781466853263
In The News
“An urbane, witty intellectually far-ranging, large-spirited hymn to homo faber.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Gracefully written...refreshing and highly infectious enthusiasm...imaginatively engineered.” —The New York Times Book Review
“An engaging short book that is accessible, and frequently enchanting, to the nonspecialist reader.” —The New Yorker
“Ought to be on the required-reading lists of engineering schools, for students, faculty, and alumni.” —Engineering Education