The Existential Pleasures of Engineering

Florman, Samuel C.

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Lingua: inglese

Editore: St. Martin's Press, 1976

0312275463 / 9780312275464

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Samuel C. Florman's widely read meditation on engineering, technology, craftsmanship, and the human impulse to build. Written in response to the anti-technological attitudes prevalent during the 1960s and 1970s, Florman argues for the intellectual, aesthetic, and deeply human satisfactions of engineering while considering the broader relationship between technology, culture, history, and human values. Rather than presenting engineering simply as a technical profession, Florman examines the engineer as designer, maker, problem solver, and participant in civilization. The work became one of his best-known books and remains a notable contribution to writing about engineering culture and technological philosophy. This St. Martin's paperback, ISBN 0-312-27546-3, is generally catalogued as the first paperback edition published in 1977 following the 1976 hardcover edition. Condition: New. Original illustrated wrappers remain bright and attractive with light shelf rubbing, minor edge and corner wear, and a small amount of handling wear. Binding appears sound and square. Pages shown are clean and unmarked with no significant staining or damage observed. A well-preserved copy of this early paperback edition. Collector / Significance: Florman's book has remained in circulation for decades and is particularly relevant to collections devoted to engineering history, technological philosophy, industrial design, science and society, and the cultural history of technology. Early St. Martin's paperback copies are less common than the later revised second edition. Current Abe inventory includes inexpensive reading copies as well as a specifically catalogued first paperback edition. Book will be carefully packed and protected for shipment. USPS Media Mail available for domestic orders. Returns accepted in accordance with AbeBooks' 30-day return policy. SCI 3a.…

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Titolo
The Existential Pleasures of Engineering
Autore
Florman, Samuel C.
Editore
St. Martin's Press
Anno di pubblicazione
1976
Condizione
Nuovo
Rilegatura
Brossura
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0312275463
ISBN 13
9780312275464
Peso dell'articolo
1 libbra
Dimensioni
5,5 pollici di larghezza per 8,25 pollici di altezza per 0,5 pollici di profondità

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