Samuel C. Florman

Books by Samuel C. Florman

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The engineer's power was usually limited to a refusal to endorse a given plan, or to the tender of his resignation.
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... the elementary pleasure of solving technical problems.
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... the ancient joy of helping the tribe to survive is constantly rekindled in the engineer's heart.
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... man cannot help but transcend himself as soon as he begins to design and construct.
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... engineering is a basic instinct in man, the expression of which is existentially fulfilling.
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Knowledge gives a wider choice and more anguish.
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... it is clear that our survival and the salvaging of our environment are dependent on more technology, not less.
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All about us the sense of disenchantment with technology appears to be growing. No one ... can ignore the fall of the engineer from the dizzying heights he once occupied... . with the coming of the environmental crisis, our relationship to society has changed. We cannot ... pretend that ... a hundred space spectaculars can restore things to what they were.
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There is scarcely a technical issue for which you cannot find expert witnesses of differing opinions.
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We all have ambivalent feelings toward work ... We try to avoid it, and yet we seem to require it for our emotional well-being.
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