 First edition | |
| Author | Stanisław Lem |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Daniel Mróz |
| Language | Polish |
| Publisher | Wydawnictwo Literackie |
Publication date | 1964 |
| Publication place | Poland |
Published in English | 2013 |
| Pages | 448 |
| ISBN | 978-0816675777 |
Summa Technologiae (the Latin-language title translates as "Summa (Compendium) of Technology") is a 1964 book by Polish author Stanisław Lem. Summa is one of the first collections of philosophical essays by Lem. The book exhibits depth of insight and irony usual for Lem's creations.[citation needed] Its name alludes to Summa Theologiae by Thomas Aquinas.[1]
- ^ Joanna Zylinska, translator's introduction, in: Summa Technologiae, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis-London, 2013, ISBN 978-0816675777 - "With a title that is a pastiche of Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologiae, Lem erects a secular edifice of knowledge aimed at rivaling that of his scholastic predecessor."