Jacque Fresco

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Jacque Fresco (2006)

Jacque Fresco (born March 13, 1916 in New York City , New York - † May 18, 2017 in Sebring , Florida ) was an American author , self-taught social architect, industrial designer and inventor who lived in Florida. Especially on his observations and experiences during the Great Depression based his views and the desire to create solutions with maximum benefit for people. He wrote and lectured on topics such as holism , developmentsustainable cities , social design , energy efficiency , raw material management and automation . He combined his ideas in the Venus project that he led .

Life

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Jacque Fresco grew up in a Sephardic Jewish household in the district of Bensonhurst in Brooklyn , New York City on. Shaped by the global economic crisis , Fresco developed an interest in future visions and scientists such as Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein during his youth . He later turned his attention to the technocratic movement . At the age of 14, he left home and spent his time jumping on trains and hitchhiking ( hobo ).

Professional background

According to Jacque Fresco:

  • Aircraft designer for the "Northrop Division of Douglas Aircraft", Los Angeles, California (1939)
  • Design consultant for "Gilbert McGill" and "Rotor Craft Helicopter Company", Los Angeles, California (1939)
  • Design consultant for "Fred Landgraf" from "Landgraf Helicopter Co.", Los Angeles, California
  • Co-founder of the " Revell Plastics Company " in collaboration with "Lou Glaser" (1941)
  • Designer at Air Force Design and Development, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio (1941-1944)
  • Designer and developer of experimental accessories for behavioral researchers Keller Breland and his wife Marian Breland Bailey
  • Director of "Scientific Research Laboratories", Los Angeles, California (1945 to 1955)
  • Architectural designer of prefabricated industrial buildings for "Houser Industrial Co.", Los Angeles, California
  • Architectural designer for "Trend Homes Inc.", Los Angeles, California (1945 to 1948)
  • Designer and developer of three-dimensional projectors for the "Paramount" producer "Jack Moss" (1949)
  • Research engineer for "Raymond De-Icer Corp.", Los Angeles, California (1951 to 1952)
  • Technical consultant in the film industry, including technical direction and special effects for the film "Project Moonbase" (1953) by "Robert A. Heinlein"; for "Encyclopaedia Britannica Films", "Joe Stoneman Productions" and "Camera Eye Pictures Inc." for the film "The Naked Eye" (1956), which nominated the Robert J. Flaherty Award for creative documentary films and for the "Academy Award" was.
  • Work colleague of Donald Powell Wilson from Los Angeles, the screenwriter of "My Six Convicts"
  • Lecturer in industrial design at the Art Center School in Hollywood, California
  • Design consultant for "Major Realty Co." and "Aluminum Co. of America" ​​"(Alcoa)" (1961)
  • Designer and developer of electronic components for the "Parkinson's Institute of Miami" (1965–1966)
  • Founder of "Jacque Fresco Enterprises Inc." for the development of prefabricated aluminum components (1967–1968)
  • Founder and director of "Sociocyberneering Inc.", Miami, Florida, the forerunner of the "Venus Project" (1971–1994)
  • Founder of "The Venus Project", Venus, Florida (1994)

The Venus Project

The Venus Project was founded around 1975 by Jacque Fresco and the former portrait painter Roxanne Meadows in Venus, Florida , from the liquidation of his previous company sociocyberneering inc. started. The research area is an 85,000 m² property. There are various domes designed by Fresco , in which both worked on the production of books and films intended to illustrate their concepts and ideas. Fresco has built a large number of scale models based on its designs. The Venus Project was officially founded in 1995 .

The Venus Project is based on the idea that poverty arises from the slowed advance of technology , which in turn is caused by the current capitalist economic system. According to Fresco's theory, if technological development could proceed regardless of its profitability , more resources would be made available to more people, reducing corruption and greed and people would instead be more likely to help one another. Fresco supported a resource-based economy versus a money-based one .

Resource-based economy

One of the main themes of Fresco is the concept of a resource- based economy , which is intended to replace the current monetary policy based on scarcity and monetarism . Fresco argues that the world is rich in natural resources and energy , and that with modern technology, reasonable efficiency and the simultaneous removal of restrictions on economic development capacity, all the needs of the global population can be met in abundance.

In order to better understand his idea, he gives the following example:

At the beginning of World War II, the United States had close to 600 first-class fighter jets. This shortage was quickly made good by producing 90,000 aircraft a year. The question at the beginning of the Second World War: did we have enough money to produce the war material we needed? The answer was no, we didn't have enough money and we didn't have enough gold, but we had enough resources. It was the available resources that allowed the United States to be more productive and efficient, which in turn was necessary to win the war. Unfortunately, this only happens in times of war.

In order to be able to carry out his concept, Fresco explains, one must understand and manage all of the earth's resources as a common heritage for all people. For this purpose, the availability of all resources worldwide must be recorded and constantly updated. This global overview would allow decisions to be made about the optimal use of resources on the basis of their usefulness and regional availability and not, as is currently the case, to optimize financial returns. Because Fresco is convinced that the common practice of artificial scarcity of resources for reasons of profit maximization (e.g. fixed oil output) is not compatible with the idea of ​​a responsible, sustainable economy.

He also believes that money-based financial systems and the processes that are closely related to them, such as B. factory or piece work and competition , only harm society and keep people from their true potential. He is convinced that the current economic situation, which triggered crises around the world, similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s, will reduce people's confidence in money-oriented politics, and thus lead away from free market economy and capitalism .

Fresco sees the next step in the transition to such a society, ideally, in the abolition of a finance-based economy and in doing without money as a means of payment . In his opinion, this would lead to the end of greed , poverty , discrimination and crime . In the resource-based economy, everyone would get what they need for free. In the fully automated world, there would be no need to work, which in today's system seems completely absurd and irrational because it is not profitable. When asked whether people then stop working, he argues with the idea of ​​self-realization, since one can then pursue one's needs and pursue personal interests, free from (financial) burdens and restrictions. For example, many revolutionary technologies in human history were developed by scientists with no financial drive.

bibliography

  • Looking Forward (1969)
  • Introduction to Sociocyberneering (1977)
  • Sociocyberneering Presents Cities in Transition (1978)
  • Sociocyberneering Presents the Determinants of Behavior (1978)
  • Structural Systems and Systems of Structure (1979)
  • The Venus Project: The Redesign of a Culture (1995)
  • And The World Will Be One (1997)
  • The Best That Money Can't Buy: Beyond Politics, Poverty & War (2002) ISBN 978-0-9648806-7-2
  • Designing the Future (2007)

Movies

Awards

Award for City Design / Community: On July 17, 2016 Jacque Fresco received an award for City Design / Community at the NOVUS Summit. The NOVUS Summit is supported by the UN DESA ( Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations ).

See also

Web links

Commons : Jacque Fresco  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Venus Project ( Memento of the original from August 6, 2019 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.thevenusproject.com
  2. ^ Brave New World - Tablet Magazine - Jewish News and Politics, Jewish Arts and Culture, Jewish Life and Religion. In: Tablet Magazine. Retrieved April 4, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Jeff Gore: The view from Venus. In: Orlando Weekly. Retrieved April 4, 2016 .
  4. ^ Durrani, Noni (October 15, 2007). The Future: Jacque Fresco on the Future Forbes.com. Checked on January 13, 2011.
  5. ↑ Sociocyberneeting inc
  6. ↑ Larry King Interview 1974 on YouTube
  7. ↑ Breaking News , Artivist Film Festival website.
  8. ↑ The Venus Project - The Redesign of a culture ( Memento of July 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  9. ↑ Original example on the Venus Project website (english) ( Memento from May 9, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) April 17, 2011
  10. ^ Resource based economy . Venus Project. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 17, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.thevenusproject.com
  11. ↑ a b zeitgeistmovie.com
  12. ↑ United Nations Award Given to Jacque Fresco for City Design / Community ( English ) The Venus Project. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Fresco, Jacque
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American industrial engineer, architect, social designer and futurologist
DATE OF BIRTH March 13, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York City
DATE OF DEATH 18th May 2017
Place of death Sebring