Jacque Fresco
Jacque Fresco | |
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| Born | March 13, 1916 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 18, 2017 (aged 101) Sebring, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Futurist, social engineer, structural engineer, architectural designer, industrial designer, author, lecturer |
| Known for | The Venus Project, resource-based economy ideas. |
| Notable work | Looking Forward (1969), The Best That Money Can't Buy (2002) |
| Website | www |
Jacque Fresco (March 13, 1916 – May 18, 2017) was an American futurist and self-described social engineer. Self-taught, he worked in a variety of positions related to industrial design.
Fresco wrote and lectured his views on sustainable cities, energy efficiency, natural-resource management, cybernetic technology, automation, and the role of science in society. He directed the Venus Project and advocated global implementation of a socioeconomic system which he referred to as a "resource-based economy".