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Editorial Reviews
Los Angeles Times Book Review
In these witty and engrossing pages, Adams demonstrates that engineering actually can be as divine an occupation as the clergy and as soulful as an aria...Adams' literary tour is the next best thing to visiting a hands-on engineering exhibit.
— Alex Raksin
Science Books and Films
This text was written to provide a general audience with access to the subjects of engineering and technology. It is a superb book...Discussions of the Challenger tragedy, the balcony collapse at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, a DC-10 crash...and other technical topics make the book readable, convincing, and enjoyable.
Science News
In this engaging book, the author of Conceptual Blockbusting introduces the world of engineering, from the origins of problems to design and invention; mathematics; science and research; development, testing and failure; manufacturing; money and business; and regulation.
Times Higher Education Supplement
Adams has covered his subject well, and his book would make excellent reading for young people contemplating a career in engineering...[It is] well organized, well written and often amusing, with some very shrewd observations...[The author] deserves our thanks for an interesting and valuable book.
— Michael French
Booknews
Adams (Stanford U.), author of Conceptual blockbusting, offers a fascinating guided tour of the engineer's world for people who are not engineers--for general readers; for people managing, working for, or living with engineers; and for students either seeking a liberal education or considering engineering as a field. Those in the profession will also find it of value. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Product Details
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Meet the Author
James L. Adams is a Professor in the Department of Values, Technology, Science and Society, Stanford University.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. A Brief History of Technology
The Underpinnings
2. Beyond the Calculator
The Complexity of Engineering
3. The Origin of Problems
The Pushes and Pulls
4. Design and Invention
The Concept
5. Mathematics
The Numerical Mystique
6. Science and Research
The Basics
7. Development, Test, and Failure
The Proof of the Pudding
8. Manufacturing and Assembly
The Critical Art
9. Money and Business
The Grease
10. Regulation
The Painful Inevitability
11. Thinking Technology
The Challenge for the Future
Sources and Suggested Readings
Acknowledgments
Illustration Credits
Index