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... The net effect was that engineers now acted as "technological policemen" through the application of engineering skills and knowledge to meet regulatory requirements. As a result of government funding for R&D in new areas, new engineering disciplines began to emerge, and older ones began to experience a subdivision into new specialties.
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... Apart from the setting of directions, the major new factor introduced by government support of technology development in the postwar period has been the tremendous scale of programs. The manned space program, defense command and control systems, the interstate highway system, urban development programs, and many other government-funded efforts all represent a quantum increase in the human and technological resources devoted to applying science to societal needs through engineering.
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  • postwar period
  • space program
  • engineering disciplines
  • environmental engineering

  • manned space
  • rapid pace
  • societal demand
  • engineering discipline
  • government funding


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