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The Ghost of the Executed Engineer
Technology and the Fall of the Soviet Union
Book • 1993
The book tells the story of Peter Palchinsky, a mining engineer who advocated for a more humanitarian approach to engineering.
His life and work serve as a lens to examine the Soviet Union's industrialization, highlighting projects like the Magnitogorsk steel mill and the White Sea Canal, which were marred by inefficiency and human suffering.
The narrative critiques the Soviet system's disregard for social and human issues in technological development.
His life and work serve as a lens to examine the Soviet Union's industrialization, highlighting projects like the Magnitogorsk steel mill and the White Sea Canal, which were marred by inefficiency and human suffering.
The narrative critiques the Soviet system's disregard for social and human issues in technological development.
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Tim Harford
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