TY  - BOOK
AU  - Petroski,Henry
TI  - The essential engineer: why science alone will not solve our global problems 
SN  - 9780307272454 :
AV  - T173.8 .P467 2010
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Alfred A. Knopf
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Popular works
KW  - Engineering
KW  - Technology and civilization
KW  - Research
KW  - Problem solving
KW  - Science
N1  - 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
ER  -