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Jacque Fresco
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American futurist and self-described social engineer
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Jacque Fresco (1916–2017) was an American futurist, designer, writer, and architect. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he resided in Florida until his death in Sebring from Parkinson's disease. A recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship, Fresco authored several works, including *The Best That Money Can't Buy*, *The Venus Project*, *Looking forward*, *The Determinants of Behavior*, and *Designing the Future*.
Fresco’s writings and ideas are associated with The Venus Project, which maintains an official website. His perspectives included statements that the world's resources should be declared the common heritage of all people and that the involvement of money leads to elitism. He passed away in 2017 due to natural causes.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1916
- Works
- 12
Top works
- The Best That Money Can't Buy
- The Venus Project
- Looking forward
- The Determinants of Behavior
- Designing the Future
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Film & TV
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Jacque Fresco is a self-educated social engineer, industrial designer, author, lecturer, futurist, inventor, and the creator of The Venus Project. Fresco has worked as both designer and inventor in a wide range of fields spanning biomedical innovations and integrated social systems. He believes his ideas would maximally benefit the greatest number of people and he states some of his influence…
Known for
- Immortality or Bust — Self2020
- The Choice Is Ours — himself2015
- Paradise or Oblivion — Himself2012
- The Reality of Me — Self2012
- Future My Love — Himself2012
- Zeitgeist: Moving Forward — Himself2011
- Zeitgeist: Addendum — Self2008
- Ottica Zero2007
- Future by Design — Himself2006
- Engineering The Impossible — Himself2002
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1916-03-13 ) March 13, 1916, Manhattan , New York, U.S.
- Died
- May 18, 2017 (2017-05-18) (aged 101), Sebring, Florida , U.S.
- Occupations
- Futurist , social engineer , structural engineer , architectural designer , industrial designer , author , lecturer
- Known for
- The Venus Project and later career, resource-based economy ideas.
- Notable work
- Looking Forward (1969), The Best That Money Can't Buy (2002)
- Website
- www .thevenusproject .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Sebring
- Occupation
- inventor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.thevenusproject.com
- Image
- Jacque Fresco and lemon tree (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Florida
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- Jacque Fresco
- date of birth
- 1916-03-13
- date of death
- 2017-05-18
- ethnic group
- United States
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Jacque Fresco
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- social media followers
- 56300
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Encyclopedic overview
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".
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