ISBN:
9780309595520
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (132 pages)
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Erscheint auch als
DDC:
620/.0023/73
Keywords:
Engineering -- Study and teaching -- United States
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Engineers -- United States
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Electronic books ; local
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Engineering ; Study and teaching ; United States
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Engineers ; United States
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Engineering in Society -- Copyright -- Preface -- Definitions Adopted by the Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- Historical Development -- Structural Characteristics -- Features of the Present Era -- ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY: THE DYNAMICS OF INTERACTION -- Supply and Demand -- Maintaining Adaptability -- Managing Change -- OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE -- 1 Introduction -- ENGINEERS AND ENGINEERING IN THE CULTURAL CONTEXT -- Traditional Views of Engineering -- The Reality: Diversity in a Complex World -- Significance of Societal Perceptions -- CALCULATING THE VECTOR OF CHANGE: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? -- 2 Evolution of American Engineering -- DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRUCTURE -- Birth of the Technological Society: 1790-1850 -- Emergence of the Professional Engineer: 1840-1890 -- The Engineering Education System -- Diversification of the Engineering Disciplines -- Corporate Technology and the Corporate Engineer: 1880 and After -- Global Depression, Global War -- The Tennessee Valley Authority -- The Rural Electrification Administration -- World War II -- EARLY STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGINEERING -- Forces Affecting Development -- Societal Demand for Goods and Services -- Undeveloped Societal Demands -- Technology Transfer -- Indigenous Advances in Technology -- Infrastructure Development -- Support By Key Individuals -- Government Support -- Supportive Societal Environment -- Adaptability and Responsiveness -- Diversity -- 3 The Present Era: Managing Change in the Information Age -- POSTWAR CHANGES IN SCOPE -- Expansion of Government's Role -- The Information Explosion -- Accelerated Technology Development -- Global Business, Global Markets -- IMPACTS ON ENGINEERING -- Multiplying Specialties/Interdisciplinary Activity -- The Educational System.
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