An edition of Aramis: or the love of technology (1992)

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or the love of technology

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An edition of Aramis: or the love of technology (1992)

Aramis

or the love of technology

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A guided-transportation system intended for Paris, Aramis represented a major advance in personal rapid transit: it combined the efficiency of a subway with the flexibility of an automobile. But in the end, its electronic couplings proved too complex and expensive, the political will failed, and the project died in 1987.

The story of Aramis is told by several different parties, none of which take precedence over any other: a young engineer and his professor, who act as detective to ferret out the reasons for the project's failure; company executives and elected officials; a sociologist; and finally Aramis itself, who delivers a passionate plea: technological innovation has needs and desires, especially a desire to be born, but cannot live without the sustained commitment of those who have created it.

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English
Pages
314

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Cover of: Aramis
Aramis: Oder Die Liebe Zur Technik
2018, Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Company KG
in German
Cover of: Aramis
Aramis: or the love of technology
1996, Harvard University Press
in English
Cover of: Aramis, or, The love of technology
Aramis, or, The love of technology
1996, Harvard University Press
in English
Cover of: Aramis, ou, L'amour des techniques
Aramis, ou, L'amour des techniques
1992, La Découverte
in French

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Originally published as 'Aramis, ou l'amour des techniques'. Paris, 1993.

Translated from the French.

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Cambridge, Mass, London

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Pagination
x,314p. ;
Number of pages
314

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Open Library
OL15522849M
Internet Archive
aramisorlovetech00lato
ISBN 10
0674043227
Library Thing
6827527
Goodreads
134572

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