Engineering tomorrow : today's technology experts envision the next century /
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| Author / Creator: | Bell, Trudy E. |
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| Imprint: | Piscataway, NJ : IEEE Press, c2000. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 308 p.) : col. ill., ports. (some col.) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8680398 |
Table of Contents:
- What are key policy and social issues facing the Internet?
- What is the secret of happiness in a career?
- What are some of technology's unanticipated consequences?
- What constitutes a good scientific theory?
- How can we be wiser about decisions of what to pursue in science and technology?
- How soon can we free ourselves from fossil fuels?
- If you could 'uninvent' a technology, which would it be?
- How will information technology transform global culture?
- Are we prepared for the nanotechnology revolution?
- When will society recognize that nuclear reactors are environmentally safer than fossil-fuel power plants?
- How can effective communication help engineers develop the best products?
- Can engineers abdicate leadership forever?
- How can we accurately evaluate creativity and diversity?
- Can we make society smarter?
- How can we separate the Internet's wheat from its chaff?
- Are computers really the tide that will float all boats?
- How can we prevent ourselves from drowning in high-tech waste?
- Are we eating our seed corn?
- When is unlimited information effectively no information at all?
- The electromagnetic spectrum--public trust or pork barrel?
- What is the role of industrial research laboratories in the twenty-first century?
- What is the most environmentally sound way to dispose of consumer electronics products?
- How will the Internet affect social relationships?
- What is the future of the U.S.'s universities and corporate research laboratories?
- Why can't we better predict which technologies will succeed?
- How can mentoring overcome racial discrimination?
- What practical advice can encourage women engineers?
- How can we ensure that technology is humane and not inane?
- When computer intelligence exceeds human intelligence, what will it mean to be human?
- How much will we pay for freedom of movement?
- What is the potential of computer intelligence in mass transit?
- Will cars ever have jet fighter controls?
- Can we overcome our fear of flying?
- How can we further explore the 'microverse'?
- Why are humans driven to explore?
- Do we really need an armada to explore Mars?
- Will humans live in cities floating on the oceans?
- Why should engineers take the long view?
- How can we best invest in the next generation of scientists and engineers?
- What does it take for people to realize that technology-induced climate change is jeopardizing our very lives?
- Why is it urgent now to investigate low-carbon sources of energy?
- How can we watch out for a weapon that hasn't been invented?
- Can we mount an effective defense without having to shoot?
- How much privacy will we trade for safety?
- How do we reduce the body count?
- How can students experience the impact of engineering on society?
- Engineering ethics--who cares?
- Why is diversity essential to sustaining creativity?
- How can people learn to get along better?
- How can more young people be attracted to engineering?