Bruno Latour, Aramis, or the Love of Technology, PDF - Dss-edit.com

again about the notion of networks. They werenetworks in that shop.all fanatical about[INTERVIEW EXCERPTS]M. Gontran, researcher at the Institute for Transportation Research:"For Fiterman, the issue was modernization of transportation systems. Aramishad a certain public appeal; it was good for export. These things made itpossible both to develop state-of-the-art technologies and to make the ministrylook good."Beyond that, Lagardere and the Communist minister intrigued each other."ObViously, it was more important as a proiect for Quin than for Fiterman.Fiterman invested very little in Aramis. In comparison, he spent a year and ahalf fighting for the A320; in the end, Aramis was iust one more thing . But forQuin, it was important. It was presented to him as something at the cuttingedge that could be implemented qUickly. They cut all the corners; but since itwas an old proiect, they couldn't say that they'd still need four or five yearsmore to develop it!" [no. 42]A former member of Fiterman 's cabinet, M. Marin, also a Communist, whono longer works in transportation, showed us the very dossier Fiterman had onhis desk when he was making his decisions."You know, Fiterman had a kind of proletarian common sense. Even if hisfriend Claude Quin was singing Aramis' praises, Fiterman wanted to see forhimself."I have one more note of his on the Aramis dossier" [brandishing it):[DOCUMENT]Before decidi ng, S'.lm up pros ar.d cons on this matter aftergetting opinions from all "interested" parties . Seek out reliableand irnpartial opinions , if possible! -C. F."His own underlining! Yo u see that he's not naive. The entire technologylobby was in favor. That's why I'm astounded that you're coming to see me tofind out why Aramis died .INTEPHA.SE