Lessons amid the rubble : an introduction to post-disaster engineering and ethics /

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Bibliografiset tiedot
Päätekijä: Pfatteicher, Sarah K. A., 1968- (Tekijä)
Aineistotyyppi: Elektroninen E-kirja
Kieli:englanti
Julkaistu: Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.
Sarja:Johns Hopkins introductory studies in the history of technology.
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Linkit:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Sisällysluettelo:
  • "A very imperfect process" : engineering problem-solving 101
  • "Finding hope in the ruins" : a short history of engineering disasters
  • "A new era" : the limits of engineering expertise in a post-9/11 world
  • "Safe from every possible event" : how to strive for the impossible
  • "Architectural terrorism" : why moderation matters
  • "These material things" : passion and power in engineering
  • Conclusion, "More time for the dreaming" : engineering curricula for the twenty-first century.