Getting Sued And Other Tales Of The Engineering Life
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Getting Sued And Other Tales Of The Engineering Life
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Author : Richard L. Meehan
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 1983-05
Getting Sued And Other Tales Of The Engineering Life written by Richard L. Meehan and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Meehan's anecdotal essays on his education, socialization, and professional experiences as a geotechnical engineer should be illuminating to people who think of engineers as a dull lot and engineering as a dehumanized profession.
Reference Manual On Scientific Evidence
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Reference Manual On Scientific Evidence written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Evidence, Expert categories.
Invention By Design
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Author : Henry Petroski
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1998-09-01
Invention By Design written by Henry Petroski and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-09-01 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Henry Petroski’s previous bestsellers have delighted readers with intriguing stories about the engineering marvels around us, from the lowly pencil to the soaring suspension bridge. In this book, Petroski delves deeper into the mystery of invention, to explore what everyday artifacts and sophisticated networks can reveal about the way engineers solve problems. Engineering entails more than knowing the way things work. What do economics and ecology, aesthetics and ethics, have to do with the shape of a paper clip, the tab of a beverage can, the cabin design of a turbojet, or the course of a river? How do the idiosyncrasies of individual engineers, companies, and communities leave their mark on projects from Velcro® to fax machines to waterworks? Invention by Design offers an insider’s look at these political and cultural dimensions of design and development, production and construction. Readers unfamiliar with engineering will find Petroski’s enthusiasm contagious, whether the topic is the genesis of the Ziploc® baggie or the averted collapse of Manhattan’s sleekest skyscraper. And those who inhabit the world of engineering will discover insights to challenge their customary perspective, whether their work involves failure analysis, systems design, or public relations. Written with the flair that readers have come to expect from his books, Invention by Design reaffirms Petroski as the master explicator of the principles and processes that turn thoughts into the many things that define our made world.
Flying Buttresses Entropy And O Rings
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Author : James L. Adams
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1993
Flying Buttresses Entropy And O Rings written by James L. Adams and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From Teflon to Velcro, from bandwidths to base pairs, the artifacts of engineering and technology reflect the broad scope--and frustrating limitations--of our imagination. Best-selling author James Adams takes readers on an enlightening tour of this exciting world, demystifying such endeavors as design, research, and manufacturing.
Liberal Education In Twenty First Century Engineering
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Author : David F. Ollis
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2004
Liberal Education In Twenty First Century Engineering written by David F. Ollis and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Education categories.
Twenty-first century engineering education must meet radically revised national accreditation standards, known colloquially as EC2000. This book shows paths forward for all faculty involved in the «liberal education» of engineering undergraduates. Beginning with an exhortation for liberal education, it includes the EC2000 criteria and its historical origin, as well as example institutional and individual responses to these criteria - which include topics in communication, ethics and professional responsibility, contemporary issues, art and aesthetics, and the integration of engineering and the humanities. The variety of curricular responses presented indicate that this is a formative - perhaps even revolutionary - period in engineering education.
What Have We Learned About Science And Technology From The Russian Experience
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Author : Loren R. Graham
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 1998
What Have We Learned About Science And Technology From The Russian Experience written by Loren R. Graham and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Science categories.
Describes the impact of Russian scientific research on science in the United States
A Companion To American Technology
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Author : Carroll Pursell
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-04-30
A Companion To American Technology written by Carroll Pursell and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-30 with History categories.
A Companion to American Technology is a groundbreaking collection of original essays that analyze the hard-to-define phenomenon of “technology” in America. 22 original essays by expert scholars cover the most important features of American technology, including developments in automobiles, television, and computing Analyzes the ways in which technologies are organized, such as in the engineering profession, government, medicine and agriculture Includes discussions of how technologies interact with race, gender, class, and other organizing structures in American society
The Atom And The Fault
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Author : Richard L. Meehan
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 1984
The Atom And The Fault written by Richard L. Meehan and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with History categories.
With wit and thoughtful compassion, Richard Meehan presents one of the most perplexing of contemporary moral predicaments, one that arises in every attempt to assess potentially hazardous technologies. He focuses on the longrunning controversy over suspected earthquake faults near the nation's first corporately owned nuclear test reactor at Vallecitos, California, and uses this account of "the politics of expertise" to probe the nature of scientific truth and its relationship to the determination of public safety. At Vallecitos, Meehan points out, the opinions of the "experts" were radically divided. Where one group saw clear and ominous evidence of an earthquake fault in trenches dug at this showpiece site, others saw only the mark of an ancient landslide. How did these experts arrive at their opinions? Were they simply representing corporate, as opposed to environmentalist, points of view? And how are the public regulatory agencies charged with deciding such issues supposed to balance these seemingly irreconcilable opinions? The Atom and the Faultexplores these crucial questions as the issue of the earthquake safety of nuclear power plants continues to grow into a struggle encompassing government regulatory bodies, public utilities, private industry, engineers, geologists, and citizen activists. It paints candid portraits of the principal expert players, clarifies the difficult and often delicate interplay of honesty and loyalties among them, and lucidly explains the technical issues and viewpoints involved. As a professional participant in several environmental controversies in which so-called scientific facts were represented by opposing points of view, Meehan is uniquely qualified to tell this tale. He is a consultant to industry, government agencies, and law firms specializing in forecasting and damage assessment related to earthquakes and land failures, and an adjunct professor in the Values, Technology, Science, and Society program at Stanford University. His first book, Getting Sued and Other Tales of the Engineering Life was published by The MIT Press in 1981.
Handbook Of Science And Technology Studies
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Author : Sheila Jasanoff
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Release Date : 2001-11-01
Handbook Of Science And Technology Studies written by Sheila Jasanoff and has been published by SAGE Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-11-01 with Social Science categories.
"This volume represents the social constructivist turn of the field. It is evident that social constructivism made a major impact on the field during the 1970s and 1980s. The diverse papers included here highlight the role of ethnography in STS. In addition, we are exposed to new perspectives of the multicultural and gendered nature of knowledge production." —Science, Technology, and Society For the most current, comprehensive resource in this rapidly evolving field, look no further than the Revised Edition of the Handbook of Science and Technology Studies. This masterful volume is the first resource in more than 15 years to define, summarize, and synthesize this complex multidisciplinary, international field. Tightly edited with contributions by an internationally recognized team of leading scholars, this volume addresses the crucial contemporary issues—both traditional and nonconventional—social studies, political studies, and humanistic studies in this changing field. Containing theoretical essays, extensive literature reviews, and detailed case studies, this remarkable volume clearly sets the standard for the field. It does nothing less than establish itself as the benchmark, one that will carry the field well into the next century. "The long-awaited Handbook of Science and Technology Studies sponsored by the Society for Social Studies of Science is a truly substantial work, both in size and in the breadth of its many contributions. It is a rich and valuable guide to much that is transpiring in the field of Science and Technology Studies. In the editors′ words, it is ′an unconventional but arresting atlas of the field at a particular moment in its history.′" —Science, Technology & Society "This book is not only an important resource for practitioners, but it also may help to spark the curiosity of those who are outside the field—including scientists and engineers themselves—and so pull the ′half-seen world′ of science and technology studies even more fully into the light of day." —American Scientist "The book as a whole is an impressive testimony to the vitality of a burgeoning field." —New Scientist "It reflects the international and interdisciplinary nature of the society. An excellent resource" —Choice
An Engineer S Alphabet
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Author : Henry Petroski
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-10-10
An Engineer S Alphabet written by Henry Petroski and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-10 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Written by America's most famous engineering storyteller and educator, this abecedarium is one engineer's selection of thoughts, quotations, anecdotes, facts, trivia and arcana relating to the practice, history, culture and traditions of his profession. The entries reflect decades of reading, writing, talking and thinking about engineers and engineering, and range from brief essays to lists of great engineering achievements. This work is organized alphabetically and more like a dictionary than an encyclopedia. It is not intended to be read from first page to last, but rather to be dipped into, here and there, as the mood strikes the reader. In time, it is hoped, this book should become the source to which readers go first when they encounter a vague or obscure reference to the softer side of engineering.