{"product_id":"9781466884991","title":"Engineering and the Liberal Arts: A Technologist's Guide to History, Literature, Philosophy, Art and Music","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Technologist's Guide to History, Literature, Philosophy, Art, and Music.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author who inspired inaugural poet Richard Blanco! Now available in ebook for the first time, \u003ci\u003eEngineering and the Liberal Arts\u003c\/i\u003e remains a fresh and provocative book, using the familiar world of technology to guide a new generation of engineers through the stimulating world of the liberal arts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with a penetrating and enlightening discussion of how exposure to the arts can enrich and reward nearly every aspect of an engineer's life, Samuel Florman—himself a decorated engineer with over fifty years' experience in the field—boldly explores the natural relationship between liberal arts and technology. Sweeping away traditional barriers separating the two fields, Florman establishes a rich and vital communication of ideas between scientist and artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy linking the history of technology to world history, the truth of science to philosophy, utility of form to painting and sculpture, and the world of view of the engineer to literature, Florman builds a series of bridges connecting science to art. A complete survey of the arts in and of itself, this impressive volume constitutes an introduction to the infinite variety of pleasures afforded through study of the liberal arts, paving the way to a richer, fuller life for the engineer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141314396400,"sku":"9781466884991","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466884991_p0.jpg?v=1769892133","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466884991","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}