The Civilized Engineer

Samuel C. Florman

Macmillan, 1987 - Science - 258 pages

Civil engineer Samuel Forman's The Civilized Engineer is aimed at both those observing and commenting externally on engineering, and the practicing engineer—to reveal something of the art behind great engineering achievements, and to stimulate debate upon the author's hypothesis that "in its moment of ascendance, engineering is faced with the trivialization of its purpose and the debasement of its practice."

About the author

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 is the author of the novel The Aftermath, as well as The Introspective Engineer, The Civilized Engineer, Blaming Technology, and his classic, The Existential Pleasures of Engineering. He lives in New York City.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Civilized Engineer; A Thomas Dunne book
• Author: Samuel C. Florman
• Edition: revised
• Publisher: Macmillan, 1987
• ISBN: 0312025599, 9780312025595
• Length: 258 pages
• Subjects: Science / General; Technology & Engineering / Engineering (General); Technology & Engineering / Social Aspects