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The essential engineer : why science alone will not solve our global problems / Henry Petroski.
Publication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 274 p. : ill. ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780307272454 :
- 0307272451 :
- T173.8 .P467 2010
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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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | T 173.8 .P467 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Copy Type:01 - Books | Available | 603648 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-258) and index.
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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