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The Existential Pleasures of Engineering - Softcover

Samuel C. Florman

 
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The Existential Pleasures of Engineering

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Review

"Gracefully written . . . refreshing and highly infectious enthusiasm . . . imaginatively engineered."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"A useful read for engineers given to self-scrutiny, and a stimulating one for the layman interested in the ancient schism between machines and men's souls."--"Time"
"An urbane, witty, intellectually far-ranging, large-spirited hymn to homo faber."--"The Wall Street Journal"
"Enchanting."--"The New Yorker"

Gracefully written . . . refreshing and highly infectious enthusiasm . . . imaginatively engineered. "The New York Times Book Review"

A useful read for engineers given to self-scrutiny, and a stimulating one for the layman interested in the ancient schism between machines and men's souls. "Time"

An urbane, witty, intellectually far-ranging, large-spirited hymn to homo faber. "The Wall Street Journal"

Enchanting. "The New Yorker""

Gracefully written . . . refreshing and highly infectious enthusiasm . . . imaginatively engineered. The New York Times Book Review

A useful read for engineers given to self-scrutiny, and a stimulating one for the layman interested in the ancient schism between machines and men's souls. Time

An urbane, witty, intellectually far-ranging, large-spirited hymn to homo faber. The Wall Street Journal

Enchanting. The New Yorker

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"Gracefully written . . . refreshing and highly infectious enthusiasm . . . imaginatively engineered." --The New York Times Book Review

"A useful read for engineers given to self-scrutiny, and a stimulating one for the layman interested in the ancient schism between machines and men's souls." --Time

"An urbane, witty, intellectually far-ranging, large-spirited hymn to homo faber." --The Wall Street Journal

"Enchanting." --The New Yorker

About the Author

Samuel C. Florman, a civil engineer, has also written The Civilized Engineer and Blaming Technology, in addition to The Introspective Engineer. He lives in New York State.

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