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The organization of the third edition,
published in 1981, set a pattern that survived nearly 20 years, until the
current, eighth edition. The last section, "Reshaping Technology"
drew on the growing literature of alternative or "appropriate" technology.
Articles on technology assessment were still a major feature of the book,
but one of my favorite chapters was an excerpt from Robert Pirsig's classic,
Zen
and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
The third edition is distinguished from its predecessors and successors in at least one other way: it was the only one that also appeared in hardcover, in a special printing sold primarily to libraries. |