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100 1 _aPetroski, Henry.
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245 1 4 _aThe essential engineer :
_bwhy science alone will not solve our global problems /
_cHenry Petroski.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bAlfred A. Knopf,
_c2010.
300 _ax, 274 p. :
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336 _2rdacontent
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337 _2rdamedia
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [231]-258) and index.
505 0 _aUbiquitous 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.
650 0 _aTechnological innovations
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650 0 _aTechnology and civilization
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650 0 _aScience
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