Richard L. Meier (1920–2007)

A compelling academic account that first promoted the application of principles of science and engineering to social problems, but recognised by reviewers even in the 1950s as rather too single-minded for the socio-political context of its time. In the following decade, such ideas were promoted by other, more narrowly trained engineers, as the 'technological fix' for modern social problems, which was popularised in part by scientific advisors during the Vietnam war and, later, proponents of the high-tech industries of Silicon Valley.… (más)