Engineering in Society

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Size: 132 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1985

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Panel on Engineering Interactions With Society,
Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer,
National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xii
Executive Summary	1-10	(skim)
1. Introduction	11-16	(skim)
2. Evolution of American Engineering	17-34	(skim)
3. The Present Era: Managing Change in the Information Age	35-52	(skim)
4. Engineering and Social Dynamics	53-64	(skim)
5. Maintaining Flexibility in an Age of Stress and Rapid Change	65-71	(skim)
6. Conclusions and Recommendations	72-75	(skim)
References	76-76	(skim)
Bibliography	77-78	(skim)
Appendix: Engineering in an Increasingly Complex Society	79-132	(skim)

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