Engineering tomorrow

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Glavni autor: Bell, Trudy E. (-)
Ostali autori: Dooling, David (-), Fouke, Janie McLawhorn (Editor)
Vrsta građe: Knjiga
Jezik: eng
Impresum: Piscataway, NJ : IEEE Press, c2000.
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245 1 0 |a Engineering tomorrow :  |b today's technology experts envision the next century /  |c Janie Fouke, editor ; Trudy E. Bell and Dave Dooling, writers. 
260 |a Piscataway, NJ :  |b IEEE Press,  |c c2000. 
300 |a xiv, 308 str. :  |b ilustr. ;  |c 29 cm. 
500 |a Includes index. 
500 |a One of 4000 numbered copies. 
500 |a "Further Acknowledgments" slip inserted. 
505 0 0 |g Ch. 1.  |t Threshold of the New Millennium.  |t What are key policy and social issues facing the Internet? /  |r Vinton G. Cerf.  |t What is the secret of happiness in a career? /  |r Wilson Greatbatch.  |t What are some of technology's unanticipated consequences? /  |r Jack S. Kilby.  |t What constitutes a good scientific theory? /  |r Arno A. Penzias.  |t How can we be wiser about decisions of what to pursue in science and technology? /  |r Charles H. Townes --  |g Ch. 2.  |t Structures and Devices.  |t How soon can we free ourselves from fossil fuels? /  |r John G. Kassakian.  |t If you could 'uninvent' a technology, which would it be? /  |r Roger D. Pollard.  |t How will information technology transform global culture? /  |r Donald R. Scifres.  |t Are we prepared for the nanotechnology revolution? /  |r Ralph C. Merkle --  |g Ch. 3.  |t Systems and Management.  |t When will society recognize that nuclear reactors are environmentally safer than fossil-fuel power plants? /  |r Robert A. Bell. 
505 8 0 |t How can effective communication help engineers develop the best products? /  |r Samuel J. Keene.  |t Can engineers abdicate leadership forever? /  |r Wade H. Shaw, Jr.  |t How can we accurately evaluate creativity and diversity? /  |r Rui de Figueredo --  |g Ch. 4.  |t Computers and Software.  |t Can we make society smarter? /  |r Douglas C. Engelbart.  |t How can we separate the Internet's wheat from its chaff? /  |r Alan Kay.  |t Are computers really the tide that will float all boats? /  |r Gordon E. Moore.  |t How can we prevent ourselves from drowning in high-tech waste? /  |r Rao R. Tummala --  |g Ch. 5.  |t Communications.  |t Are we eating our seed corn? /  |r Tingye Li.  |t When is unlimited information effectively no information at all? /  |r Rod C. Alferness.  |t The electromagnetic spectrum - public trust or pork barrel? /  |r Bennett Z. Kobb.  |t What is the role of industrial research laboratories in the twenty-first century? /  |r A. Robert Calderbank --  |g Ch. 6.  |t Entertainment. 
505 8 0 |t What is the most environmentally sound way to dispose of consumer electronics products? /  |r Wayne C. Luplow.  |t How will the Internet affect social relationships? /  |r Stephen B. Weinstein.  |t What is the future of the U.S.'s universities and corporate research laboratories? /  |r S. Joseph Campanella.  |t Why can't we better predict which technologies will succeed? /  |r Robert W. Lucky --  |g Ch. 7.  |t Medicine and Biology.  |t How can mentoring overcome racial discrimination? /  |r Cato T. Laurencin.  |t What practical advice can encourage women engineers? /  |r Thelma Estrin.  |t How can we ensure that technology is humane and not inane? /  |r George S. Moschytz.  |t When computer intelligence exceeds human intelligence, what will it mean to be human? /  |r Ray Kurzweil --  |g Ch. 8.  |t Transportation.  |t How much will we pay for freedom of movement? /  |r Victor Wouk.  |t What is the potential of computer intelligence in mass transit? /  |r Linda Sue Boehmer.  |t Will cars ever have jet fighter controls? /  |r William F. Powers. 
505 8 0 |t Can we overcome our fear of flying? /  |r George L. Donahue --  |g Ch. 9.  |t Exploration.  |t How can we further explore the 'microverse'? /  |r Freeman J. Dyson.  |t Why are humans driven to explore? /  |r Burt Rutan.  |t Do we really need an armada to explore Mars? /  |r Robert Zubrin.  |t Will humans live in cities floating on the oceans? /  |r Joseph R. Vadus --  |g Ch. 10.  |t The Environment.  |t Why should engineers take the long view? /  |r Stewart Brand.  |t How can we best invest in the next generation of scientists and engineers? /  |r Ghassem Asrar.  |t What does it take for people to realize that technology-induced climate change is jeopardizing our very lives? /  |r Sylvia A. Earle.  |t Why is it urgent now to investigate low-carbon sources of energy? /  |r M. Granger Morgan --  |g Ch. 11.  |t War and Peace.  |t How can we watch out for a weapon that hasn't been invented? /  |r Norman R. Augustine.  |t Can we mount an effective defense without having to shoot? /  |r Richard L. Garwin.  |t How much privacy will we trade for safety? /  |r David A. Kay. 
505 8 0 |t How do we reduce the body count? /  |r Myron Kayton --  |g Ch. 12.  |t Preparing Engineers for Tomorrow.  |t How can students experience the impact of engineering on society? /  |r Edward Alton Parrish.  |t Engineering ethics - who cares? /  |r Donald Christiansen.  |t Why is diversity essential to sustaining creativity? /  |r Donna Shirley.  |t How can people learn to get along better? /  |r John B. Slaughter.  |t How can more young people be attracted to engineering? /  |r Eleanor Baum --  |g App.  |t The Fifty Technology Experts. 
650 0 |a Technological forecasting. 
650 0 |a Twenty-first century  |v Forecasts. 
650 0 |a Engineering  |x Forecasting. 
700 1 |a Dooling, David. 
700 1 |a Fouke, Janie McLawhorn.  |4 edt 
900 |a AUTH  |b TOC 
942 |2 udc  |c K 
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