This popularly written booklet contains nontechnical descriptions of 10 major engineering achievements selected by the National Academy of Engineering on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, December 5, 1989. The achievements are the moon landing, application satellites, the microprocessor, computer-aided design and manufacturing, computer-assisted tomography, advanced composite materials, the jumbo jet, lasers, fiber-optic communication, and genetically engineered products.
Titel
Engineering and the Advancement of Human Welfare
Untertitel
10 Outstanding Achievements 1964-1989
EAN
9780309592451
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Hersteller
Veröffentlichung
01.01.1989
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Anzahl Seiten
48
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