The Resource The essential engineer : why science alone will not solve our global problems, Henry Petroski
The essential engineer : why science alone will not solve our global problems, Henry Petroski
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The item The essential engineer : why science alone will not solve our global problems, Henry Petroski represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Wake County Public Libraries.This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
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The item The essential engineer : why science alone will not solve our global problems, Henry Petroski represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Wake County Public Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 274 pages
- Note
- "A Borzoi book."
- Contents
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- Ubiquitous risk
- Engineering is rocket science
- Doctors and Dilberts
- Which comes first?
- Einstein the inventor
- Speed bumps
- Research and development
- Development and research
- Alternative energies
- Complex systems
- Two cultures
- Uncertain science and engineering
- Great achievements and grand challenges
- Prizing engineering
- Isbn
- 9780307272454
- Label
- The essential engineer : why science alone will not solve our global problems
- Title
- The essential engineer
- Title remainder
- why science alone will not solve our global problems
- Statement of responsibility
- Henry Petroski
- Language
- eng
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Petroski, Henry
- Dewey number
- 620
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- T173.8
- LC item number
- .P467 2010
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Technological innovations
- Engineering
- Technology and civilization
- Research
- Problem solving
- Science
- Label
- The essential engineer : why science alone will not solve our global problems, Henry Petroski
- Note
- "A Borzoi book."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Ubiquitous risk -- Engineering is rocket science -- Doctors and Dilberts -- Which comes first? -- Einstein the inventor -- Speed bumps -- Research and development -- Development and research -- Alternative energies -- Complex systems -- Two cultures -- Uncertain science and engineering -- Great achievements and grand challenges -- Prizing engineering
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 274 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307272454
- Lccn
- 2009021216
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- ocn373474478
- 529679
- Label
- The essential engineer : why science alone will not solve our global problems, Henry Petroski
- Note
- "A Borzoi book."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Ubiquitous risk -- Engineering is rocket science -- Doctors and Dilberts -- Which comes first? -- Einstein the inventor -- Speed bumps -- Research and development -- Development and research -- Alternative energies -- Complex systems -- Two cultures -- Uncertain science and engineering -- Great achievements and grand challenges -- Prizing engineering
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 274 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307272454
- Lccn
- 2009021216
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- ocn373474478
- 529679
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