The author of The Existential Pleasures of Engineering argues that our world's leaders must adopt an engineering mindset in designing solutions to moral and social problems that fit within the constraints of time, materials, and money.
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Samuel C. Florman, a civil engineer, is a principal in a major New York-area construction company. In addition to scores of articles, Mr. Florman has written The Civilized Engineer, Blaming Technology, and his classic, The Existential Pleasures of Engineering. He lives outside New York City.
Argues that the world's leaders should adopt an engineering mindset in designing solutions to moral and social problems that fit within the constraints of time, materials, and money.
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