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The essential engineer : why science alone will not solve our global problems
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Title
The essential engineer : why science alone will not solve our global problems / Henry Petroski.
ISBN
9780307272454 :
0307272451
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
Physical Description
1 online resource
Variant and related titles
Internet Archive collection.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 07, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-258) and index.
Contents
Ubiquitous risk
Engineering is rocket science
Doctors and Dilberts
Which comes first?
Einstein the inventor
Speed bumps
Research and development
Development and research
Alternative energies
Complex systems
Two cultures
Uncertain science and engineering
Great achievements and grand challenges
Prizing engineering.
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