| Description |
viii, 113 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
"Papers presented during the 1990 Meeting of the National Academy of Engineering in a symposium dedicated to the memory of J. Herbert Hollomon." |
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"Presented ... during the Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting ... 3 October 1990, in Washington, D.C."--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
From deterministic dynamos to seamless-web systems / Thomas P. Hughes -- Cultural and sociotechnical values / Robert McC. Adams -- Business, consumers, and society-at-large : new demands and expectations / Marina v.N. Whitman -- Technology and government / John W. Fairclough -- The social function of engineering : a current assessment / George Bugliarello -- Pondering the unpredictability of the sociotechnical system / Robert W. Lucky -- Tribute to J. Herbert Hollomon / Roland W. Schmitt -- Engineering's great challenge : the 1960s / J. Herbert Hollomon. |
| Form |
Also available via the World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Engineering -- Social aspects.
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Engineering -- Social aspects. |
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Engineering. |
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Technologie. |
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Sociale waarneming. |
| Added Author |
Sladovich, Hedy E.
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Hollomon, J. Herbert (John Herbert)
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National Academy of Engineering. Meeting (26th : 1990 : Washington, D.C.)
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| ISBN |
0309044316 |
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