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Engineering; its role and function in human society
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York,
Pergamon Press
[1967]
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| Colección: | Pergamon unified engineering series. Humanities and social sciences division.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Engineering:Its Role and Function in Human Society; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; General Introduction; PART ONE: The Viewpoint of the Humanist; Introduction; Chapter 1. Aloofness from Science and Technology; Chapter 2. Hostility to Technology; Chapter 3. Acceptance of Technology; Chapter 4. Science: A Tool of Culture; Chapter 5. Humanism in Technology; Chapter 6. A Mature Humanist Philosophy; Chapter 7. Bridging the Gap: The View of a Scientist; Chapter 8. Bridging the Gap: The View of a Humanist; PART TWO: Attitudes of the Engineer; Introduction.
- Chapter 9. An Engineer Looks at His ProfessionChapter 10. An Engineer Looks at Himself; Chapter 11. A Scientist Evaluates Technology; Chapter 12. Technology Overrated; Chapter 13. Technology in Its Proper Perspective; Chapter 14. Technology and New Perspectives; Chapter 15. Engineering and Human Needs; Chapter 16. Engineering a Technological Culture; Chapter 17. Educating the Engineer; Chapter 18. ""Civilizing"" the Engineer by ""Civilizing"" the Humanist; PART THREE: Man and Machine; Introduction; Chapter 19. Machine as a Tool; Chapter 20. The Ultimum of a Craftsman: The ""Architectus""
- Chapter 21. The Ultimate Use of Tools: The Raising and Setting of the Vatican Obelisk (1586)Chapter 22. Machine: the Generator of Power; Chapter 23. Machine and the First Industrial Revolution; Chapter 24. Machine and the Second Industrial Revolution; Chapter 25. Automation and Human Condition; PART FOUR: Technology and the Future; Introduction; Chapter 26. Defining the Problem; Chapter 27. Shift of Emphasis from Private to Public Sector; Chapter 28. Trends; Chapter 29. Portents: Waste; Chapter 30. Portents: Air Pollution; Chapter 31. Portents: The Pesticides.
- Chapter 32. Causes: The Technique?Chapter 33. Causes: The Technician or the Society?; Chapter 34. Hope for the Future: In Philosophy; Chapter 35. Hope for the Future: In Science; Chapter 36. Hope for the Future: In Technology; Chapter 37. Hope for the Future: In People; Chapter 38. Hope for the Future: In Man; Who's Who Among the Authors.