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Engineering and society : challenges of professional practice / Stephen F. Johnston, J. Paul Gostelow, and W. Joseph King.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextCopyright date: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall ©2000Description: xviii, 621 p. : ill. 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780201361414
Subject(s): Summary: Recognizing the central role of engineering activity in modern societies, Engineering and Society explores the global and social context of contemporary engineering practice. This text helps prepare students for engineering practice by presenting the ethical, environmental, economic, and related issues that professional engineers face. The book also examines the relationship between values and the development and application of new technologies.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 597-599) and index.

Recognizing the central role of engineering activity in modern societies, Engineering and Society explores the global and social context of contemporary engineering practice. This text helps prepare students for engineering practice by presenting the ethical, environmental, economic, and related issues that professional engineers face. The book also examines the relationship between values and the development and application of new technologies.

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