John Adolphus Etzler

John Adolphus Etzler was a nineteenth century German-American technological utopianist. He believed that contemporary technology was sufficient, if only slightly developed and astutely applied, to bring about an earthly paradise of effortless plenty within a matter of a few years. He occasionally was able to gain sufficient financial backing and supporters to make a go at turning this dream into reality.

Works

* "The Paradise within the Reach of all Men, without Labor, by Powers of Nature and Machinery: An Address to all intelligent men, in two parts" (1833)
* "Machinery" (1833)
* "The New World or Mechanical System" (1841)
* "Description of the Naval Automaton, Invented by J. A. Etzler" (1841?2?)
* "Dialogue on Etzler's Paradise: Between Messrs. Clear, Flat, Dunce, and Grudge" (1842)
* "Emigration to the Tropical World, for the Melioration of All Classes of People of All Nations" (1844)
* "Two Visions of J. A. Etzler" (1844)

Patents

* [http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT2396&id=FNFAAAAAEBAJ&dq=ininventor:etzler&as_drrb_
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* [http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT2533&id=GQBBAAAAEBAJ&dq=ininventor:etzler&as_drrb_
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ee also

* Andreas Bernardus Smolnikar
* "Paradise (to be) Regained" — Henry David Thoreau’s critique of Etzler’s techno-utopianism

External links

* Joel Nydahl: [http://www1.broward.edu/~jnydahl/etzler.htm Introduction — The Collected Works of John Adolphus Etzler]