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

Aramis, 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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Harvard University Press
Language
English
Pages
314

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Personal rapid transit, Local transit, Paris (france), description and travel, Local transit--france--paris metropolitan area, Personal rapid transit--france--paris metropolitan area, He4769.p3 l3813 1996, 388.4/0944/361

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Paris Metropolitan Area, France

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

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Dewey Decimal Class
388.4/0944/361
Library of Congress
HE4769.P3 L3813 1996, HE4769.P3L3813 1996

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Pagination
x, 314 p. :
Number of pages
314

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OL798707M
ISBN 10
0674043235
LCCN
95034920
OCLC/WorldCat
32892770
Library Thing
6827527
Wikidata
Q2859497, Q111719169
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667397

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