Aramis, or, The love of technology
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Author
Publication
1996 - Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
78,500 words, Guess
Page Count
314 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL798707M
- ISBN-100674043235
- OCLC Control Number32892770
- Library of Congress Control Number95034920
- LibraryThing6827527
and 2 more
- WikidataQ2859497
- Goodreads667397
Classifications
- DDC388.4/0944/361
- LCCHE4769.P3 L3813 1996
- LCCHE4769.P3 L38 1992
Alternate Titles
- Aramis
- Love of technology
Description
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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