David Mindell -- "The New Lunar Society"
Category: Literary
Date and Time
- Thursday, Mar 20, 2025 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location
Boulder Bookstore
1107 Pearl St
Details
David Mindell will speak about and sign his new book, "The New Lunar Society: An Enlightenment Guide to the Next Industrial Revolution," on Thursday, March 20th at 6:30pm, at Boulder Bookstore. Tickets for this event are $5 (plus a small processing fee) and are available on Eventbrite.
About the Book:
Climate change, global disruption, and labor scarcity are forcing us to rethink the underlying principles of industrial society. In The New Lunar Society, David Mindell envisions this new industrialism from the fundamentals, drawing on the eighteenth century when first principles were formed at the founding of the Industrial Revolution. While outlining the new industrialism, he tells the story of the Lunar Society, a group of engineers, scientists, and industrialists who came together to apply the principles of the Enlightenment to industrial processes. Those principles were collaboration, the marriage of practical and scientific knowledge, and the belief that the world could progress through making things.
Optimistic but not utopian about our ability to build the world, "The New Lunar Society" shines a light on how a new generation can reanimate the best ideas of our thinking doer forebears and begin to build a future that is both realistic and human-centered.
IMPORTANT TICKETING AND EVENT INFORMATION
*Tickets are $5 (plus a small processing fee).
*A coupon good for $5 off a copy of "The New Lunar Society," or a purchase on the day of the event is included with your ticket. You will receive this coupon at the event.
