Samuel C Florman
Biographic Data
| ID | 712378 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samuel C Florman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samuel C |
| FAMILY NAME | Florman |
| SIGNATURE | FLORMAN S C |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1959 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Power, Speed, and Form: Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century (review)
Reviewed by: Power, Speed, and Form: Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century Samuel C. Florman (bio) Power, Speed, and Form: Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century. By David P. Billington and David P. Billington Jr. . Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2006. Pp. xxv+270. $29.95. The editors of Technology and Culture, in a routine memo to reviewers, ask that, if possible, the book under consideration be placed "in th…
Engineering: An Endless Frontier (review)
Reviewed by: Engineering: An Endless Frontier Samuel C. Florman (bio) Engineering: An Endless Frontier. By Sunny Y. Auyang. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2004. Pp. viii+344. $39.95. "I am a physicist who has turned from doing physics to thinking about science and technology," writes Sunny Y. Auyang on the first page of this unabashedly spirited book. It is a work that presents the reader with a challenge as well as a biographical fr…
The Embedded Historian: William Langewiesche, American Ground
On a cold afternoon in late January 2002, I found myself on the thirtieth floor of the mostly abandoned American Express Building adjoining the site of the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster. Along with several other members of my firm—a midsize New York construction company—I was scheduled to meet with officials of the New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC). This particular meeting concerned projects in other parts of the city, …
Twin Towers: The Life of New York City's World Trade Center (review)
What we have here is a pleasant, unassuming story about a building (two buildings, of course, but essentially one): how it was conceived, financed, designed, and built, how it was fought against, resented, and finally accepted, taking its place comfortably as part of a great metropolis
The Introspective Engineer
The existential pleasures of engineering
What Engineers Know and How They Know It: Analytical Studies from Aeronautical History by Walter G. Vincenti
Book Reviews What Engineers Know and How They Know It: Analytical Studies from Aeronautical History. By Walter G. Vincenti. Baltimore: Johns Hop kins University Press, 1990. Pp. viii + 326; illustrations, notes, in dex. $45.00. The story is told about Beethoven, who, after having performed one ofhis piano sonatas, was asked by a member ofthe audience to describe what the piece “meant.” After a moment’s thought, Beethoven turned back to his pian…
What Engineers Know and How They Know It: Analytical Studies from Aeronautical History
Hoover Dam: An American Adventure . Joseph E. Stevens
The Civilized Engineer
Social Responses to Technological Change . Augustine Brannigan , Sheldon Goldenberg
An Engineer's Comment
The history of engineering is a subject of great interest to practicing engineers. I say potential because I encounter very few engineers who seem knowledgeable or concerned about the origins of their profession. A quickening of activity in this field by professional historians of technology is most welcome. However, if the historians devote their energies to developing broad theories of professionalism-suitable general concepts is how Arthur Don…
What's Wrong with Our Technological Society-And How to Fix It
Antitechnology Rampant
Blaming Technology: The Irrational Search for Scapegoats
The One Culture
Engineering and the Liberal Arts
Engineering and the Liberal Arts: A Technologist's Guide to History, Literature, Philosophy, Art, and Music
Cultural Development of Managers, Executives, and Professionals
Socialism and the Man of Good Will
The following communication is from a man of good will who would like to have socialists answer his questions and resolve his doubts. Readers are invited to respond. We will forward all communications to Mr. Florman and publish any that we judge to be of sufficiently general interest. - The EditorsThis article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of …
An Engineer's Comment
The history of engineering is a subject of great interest to practicing engineers. I say potential because I encounter very few engineers who seem knowledgeable or concerned about the origins of their profession. A quickening of activity in this field by professional historians of technology is most welcome. However, if the historians devote their energies to developing broad theories of professionalism-suitable general concepts is how Arthur Don…
Socialism and the Man of Good Will
The following communication is from a man of good will who would like to have socialists answer his questions and resolve his doubts. Readers are invited to respond. We will forward all communications to Mr. Florman and publish any that we judge to be of sufficiently general interest. - The EditorsThis article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of …
Engineering and the Liberal Arts: A Technologist's Guide to History, Literature, Philosophy, Art, and Music
Cultural Development of Managers, Executives, and Professionals
Engineering and the Liberal Arts
The One Culture
Antitechnology Rampant
Blaming Technology: The Irrational Search for Scapegoats
What's Wrong with Our Technological Society-And How to Fix It
An Engineer's Comment
The history of engineering is a subject of great interest to practicing engineers. I say potential because I encounter very few engineers who seem knowledgeable or concerned about the origins of their profession. A quickening of activity in this field by professional historians of technology is most welcome. However, if the historians devote their energies to developing broad theories of professionalism-suitable general concepts is how Arthur Don…
Social Responses to Technological Change . Augustine Brannigan , Sheldon Goldenberg
Hoover Dam: An American Adventure . Joseph E. Stevens
The Civilized Engineer
What Engineers Know and How They Know It: Analytical Studies from Aeronautical History by Walter G. Vincenti
Book Reviews What Engineers Know and How They Know It: Analytical Studies from Aeronautical History. By Walter G. Vincenti. Baltimore: Johns Hop kins University Press, 1990. Pp. viii + 326; illustrations, notes, in dex. $45.00. The story is told about Beethoven, who, after having performed one ofhis piano sonatas, was asked by a member ofthe audience to describe what the piece “meant.” After a moment’s thought, Beethoven turned back to his pian…
What Engineers Know and How They Know It: Analytical Studies from Aeronautical History
The existential pleasures of engineering
The Introspective Engineer
Twin Towers: The Life of New York City's World Trade Center (review)
What we have here is a pleasant, unassuming story about a building (two buildings, of course, but essentially one): how it was conceived, financed, designed, and built, how it was fought against, resented, and finally accepted, taking its place comfortably as part of a great metropolis
The Embedded Historian: William Langewiesche, American Ground
On a cold afternoon in late January 2002, I found myself on the thirtieth floor of the mostly abandoned American Express Building adjoining the site of the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster. Along with several other members of my firm—a midsize New York construction company—I was scheduled to meet with officials of the New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC). This particular meeting concerned projects in other parts of the city, …
Engineering: An Endless Frontier (review)
Reviewed by: Engineering: An Endless Frontier Samuel C. Florman (bio) Engineering: An Endless Frontier. By Sunny Y. Auyang. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2004. Pp. viii+344. $39.95. "I am a physicist who has turned from doing physics to thinking about science and technology," writes Sunny Y. Auyang on the first page of this unabashedly spirited book. It is a work that presents the reader with a challenge as well as a biographical fr…
Power, Speed, and Form: Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century (review)
Reviewed by: Power, Speed, and Form: Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century Samuel C. Florman (bio) Power, Speed, and Form: Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century. By David P. Billington and David P. Billington Jr. . Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2006. Pp. xxv+270. $29.95. The editors of Technology and Culture, in a routine memo to reviewers, ask that, if possible, the book under consideration be placed "in th…
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