The engineer's power was usually limited to a refusal to endorse a given plan, or to the tender of his resignation. — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
We recognize that we cannot survive on meditation, poems and sunsets. We are restless. We have an irresistible urge to dip our hands into… — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
... man cannot help but transcend himself as soon as he begins to design and construct. — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
We all have ambivalent feelings toward work ... We try to avoid it, and yet we seem to require it for our emotional well-being. — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
... it is clear that our survival and the salvaging of our environment are dependent on more technology, not less. — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
There is scarcely a technical issue for which you cannot find expert witnesses of differing opinions. — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
All about us the sense of disenchantment with technology appears to be growing. No one ... can ignore the fall of the engineer from… — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
Every technological product has to be designed and its fabrication overseen, and this is what engineers DO. — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
There will be no new arcadian age. There will always be new burdens, new problems, new failures, new beginnings. And the glory of man… — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
... engineering is a basic instinct in man, the expression of which is existentially fulfilling. — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
... the ancient joy of helping the tribe to survive is constantly rekindled in the engineer's heart. — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
