The essential engineer why science alone will not solve our global problems
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Petroski, Henry. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The essential engineer : |b why science alone will not solve our global problems / |c Henry Petroski. |
| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b Alfred A. Knopf, |c 2010. | ||
| 300 | |a x, 274 p. : |b ill. ; |c 25 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-258) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Science |v Popular works. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Science. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Technological innovations. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Problem solving. | |
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